Andrew Murrison MP: written questions
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Written questions
Railways: CompensationDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63535More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many claims were made for (a) delayed or (b) cancelled journeys by railway companies in public ownership in each month for which records are available; and what was the value of those claims.
Answer: Most train operating companies publish on their website Delay Repay compensation data on the number of claims submitted, the number of claims approved and the value of these claims. Delay Repay compensation is paid for eligible delays regardless of the re...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordOverseas Trade: MoroccoDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58955More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate his Department has made of the potential impact of the UK-Morocco Enhanced Strategic Partnership, signed on 1 June 2025, on levels of trade with Morocco in the next ten years.
Answer: Following the Foreign Secretary’s recent visit to Morocco, both Kingdoms signed several Memoranda of Understanding to drive cross-sectoral partnerships. The Department for Business and Trade and the UK’s Trade Envoy will be working with Morocco to deepen ...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordOverseas Investment: Western SaharaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58954More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the UK-Morocco Joint Communique: Enhanced Strategic Partnership, published on 1 June 2025, what steps his Department is taking to encourage UK businesses to invest in Western Sahara.
Answer: Following the Foreign Secretary’s recent visit to Morocco, both Kingdoms signed several Memoranda of Understanding to drive cross-sectoral partnerships. The Department for Business and Trade and the UK’s Trade Envoy will be working with Morocco to deepen ...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordOverseas Trade: MoroccoDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58953More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to encourage trade with Morocco.
Answer: Following the Foreign Secretary’s recent visit to Morocco, both Kingdoms signed several Memoranda of Understanding to drive cross-sectoral partnerships. The Department for Business and Trade and the UK’s Trade Envoy will be working with Morocco to deepen ...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordOverseas Investment: Western SaharaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58952More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the press release entitled UK-Morocco Joint Communiqué: Strategic Dialogue 2025, published on 1 June 2025, whether he has issued guidance to (a) UK Export Finance and (b) UK businesse
Answer: Following the Foreign Secretary’s recent visit to Morocco, both Kingdoms signed several Memoranda of Understanding to drive cross-sectoral partnerships. The Department for Business and Trade and the UK’s Trade Envoy will be working with Morocco to deepen ...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: MoroccoDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58951More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of furthering the Enhanced Strategic Partnership with Morocco on agricultural trade.
Answer: Following the Foreign Secretary’s recent visit to Morocco, both Kingdoms signed several Memoranda of Understanding to drive cross-sectoral partnerships. The Department for Business and Trade and the UK’s Trade Envoy will be working with Morocco to deepen ...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordOverseas Trade: MoroccoDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58950More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the comments of 1 June 2025 of the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on the Moroccan Autonomy Plan for Wester
Answer: Following the Foreign Secretary’s recent visit to Morocco, both Kingdoms signed several Memoranda of Understanding to drive cross-sectoral partnerships. The Department for Business and Trade and the UK’s Trade Envoy will be working with Morocco to deepen ...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordOverseas Trade: MoroccoDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58930More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the comments of 1 June 2025 of the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on the Moroccan Autonomy Plan for Wester
Answer: Following the Foreign Secretary’s recent visit to Morocco, both Kingdoms signed several Memoranda of Understanding to drive cross-sectoral partnerships. The Department for Business and Trade and the UK’s Trade Envoy will be working with Morocco to deepen ...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWest of England Line: StandardsDepartment for TransportTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53013More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to implement improvements to the West of England rail line in the context of the cancellation of the A303 Stonehenge road improvement scheme.
Answer: The Government has no plans for enhancements to the West of England line at this time. Government investment priorities for rail enhancements in England and Wales will be set out following the conclusion of the Spending Review next month.
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordWest of England Line: StandardsDepartment for TransportTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53012More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps Great British Rail plans to take to help improve (a) travel times, (b) punctuality and (c) passenger experience on the West of England line.
Answer: Services operated by South Western Railway, which operates the West of England line, will transfer into public ownership when their contract expires on 25 May 2025. Under public ownership, passenger services will be operated in the interests of passengers...
Answered 27 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGurkhas: RecruitmentMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48874More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Gurkhas will be recruited in each of the next five years.
Answer: Gurkhas have made an outstanding contribution to the UK through their years of dedicated service to the Crown and are held in high esteem by the British Army and public alike. The number of recruits required for the Brigade of Gurkhas is managed on an ann...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGurkhas: WomenMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48873More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when female Gurkha soldiers will be recruited.
Answer: Gurkhas have made an outstanding contribution to the UK through their years of dedicated service to the Crown and are held in high esteem by the British Army and public alike. The number of recruits required for the Brigade of Gurkhas is managed on an ann...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: Public SectorDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47179More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether National Cyber Security Centre guidelines are used to assess the potential impact of AI on the public sector.
Answer: National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) guidance is a key resource used by the Government when assessing the potential impact of AI on government and the broader public sector. The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and the Cabinet Off...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: Public SectorDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47178More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what guidance his Department has issued to public sector organisations on storing data generated by (a) AI and (b) large language models.
Answer: The Government Digital Service in DSIT has issued an AI playbook (available on gov.uk) which gives departments advice on governing their use of AI, including large language models (LLMs). The ‘Data Protection and Privacy’ section in the AI playbook sets o...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47177More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for the NHS of the use of (a) generative AI and (b) large language models; and whether pilot schemes are underway to assess potential uses.
Answer: New artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are being developed that have the potential to improve healthcare delivery and to provide significant cost savings to the National Health Service. One example is the use of automated voice to text tools, which...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: Public SectorDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47176More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, which (a) generative AI or (b) large language models are in use in the public sector; and whether these models were (i) developed internally and (ii) are commercially available.
Answer: There are a number of Generative AI and LLM models used across HMG. The Government publishes information on the use of these in the public sector through the Algorithmic Transparency Recording Standard, available on GOV.UK. These records show that departm...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: Public SectorDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47175More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the potential use of (a) AI and (b) large language models in the public sector; and whether there are any pilots currently underway.
Answer: The Cabinet Office on behalf of government has assessed the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs) across the Civil Service, aiming to identify areas offering the highest value and impact. A number of pilot projects are...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: GenderMinistry of DefenceTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47174More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to implement the ruling on For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers of 16 April 2025 in the armed forces.
Answer: 16 April 2025 saw the Supreme Court ruling that sex is to be understood as biological sex for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010. Updated Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) guidance will be available in due course, and we’ll consider how thi...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNorth Carolina: WaterMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43429More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how his Department has discharged its duty of care to service (a) personnel and (b) families for potential contamination by toxic chemicals in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina between 1953 and 1987.
Answer: We take the safety of our personnel very seriously and any veteran that may have served at Camp Lejeune during this period and believes that their health was affected can apply for compensation under the War Pension Scheme. It is also worth noting that th...
Answered 10 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNorth Carolina: WaterMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43428More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, (a) on what dates and (b) how his Department contacted service personnel on potential exposure to water contaminants in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina between 1953 and 1987.
Answer: We take the safety of our personnel very seriously and any veteran that may have served at Camp Lejeune during this period and believes that their health was affected can apply for compensation under the War Pension Scheme. It is also worth noting that th...
Answered 10 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNorth Carolina: WaterMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43427More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list communications issued from his Department to potential victims of water contamination in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina between 1953 and 1987.
Answer: We take the safety of our personnel very seriously and any veteran that may have served at Camp Lejeune during this period and believes that their health was affected can apply for compensation under the War Pension Scheme. It is also worth noting that th...
Answered 10 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: South of EnglandDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30594More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Oxford-Cambridge Arc on improvements to road links between the M4 and the south coast.
Answer: The Oxford-Cambridge Arc represents a strategic growth corridor with the potential to facilitate sustainable economic, social, and environmental development for the region, and its impact on the transport system is multi-modal. It is recognised that addit...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordOxford-Cambridge ArcTreasuryTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30593More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Oxford-Cambridge Arc on the economies of surrounding settlements.
Answer: The Chancellor has recently announced the government’s commitment to unlock growth in the Oxford-Cambridge Growth Corridor and the high potential sectors within it, building on the proposed route of East West Rail, as part of the government’s Plan for Cha...
Answered 19 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Shock: Industrial AccidentsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25179More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of deaths from contact with electricity via building and industrial cleaning activities were recorded by the Health and Safety Executive in the last 12 months for which info
Answer: The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 (RIDDOR) places duties on employers, the self-employed and people in control of work premises (the Responsible Person) to report work-related fatalities, certain injuries, occu...
Answered 24 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordWindows: Health and SafetyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23130More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information her Department holds on the number of window cleaners electrocuted whilst using water-fed poles in each year for which records are available.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the previous reply PQ 5554
Answered 20 Jan 2025
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