Andy McDonald MP: written questions
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Department for Business and Trade: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15342More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how individuals are informed by his Department that decisions affecting them have been taken (a) in whole and (b) in part by automated means.
Answer: The Department does not currently have tools, products or processes that rely on automated decision-making (ADM).Individuals are informed about how their personal data is processed through Privacy Notices, which are kept under review and updated where req...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15341More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department maintains a (a) public register and (b) internal inventory of automated decision-making systems.
Answer: The Department does not currently use automated decision-making systems and therefore does not maintain a dedicated public or internal register of such systems. Should the Department introduce automated decision-making in future, it would ensure complianc...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: Data ProtectionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15340More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure compliance with data protection requirements under the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 relating to the processing of special category data, including data r
Answer: Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) are automatically triggered within the Department's governance system where a processing activity involves the use of special category data, including health data or data relating to protected characteristics. Da...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15339More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department has taken to assess and mitigate risks of (a) bias and (b) discrimination arising from the use of automated decision-making systems.
Answer: The Department does not currently use tools, products or processes that rely on automated decision making. Our AI Governance process assesses all AI-related use cases for potential bias and discrimination. Where risks are identified, additional governance...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15338More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions his Department has had with recognised trade unions regarding the (a) introduction and (b) use of automated decision-making systems affecting staff.
Answer: The Plan to Make Work Pay set out that the government would engage with workers, trade unions, employers and experts to examine how technology is impacting work, jobs and skills.The Department has engaged with recognised trade unions on workplace monitori...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15337More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how are automated decision-making systems used in relation to civil service employment, including recruitment, performance management, discipline, or allocation of work.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade does not currently use automated decision-making systems to make binding decisions relating to civil service employment, including recruitment, performance management, disciplinary processes or the allocation of work....
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15336More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that human oversight of automated decisions is (a) substantive and (b) effective.
Answer: The Department does not currently have tools, products or processes that rely on automated decision-making. Reforms to the solely automated decision-making provisions in the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 make clear that such decisions are those made with...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15335More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how his Department defines and ensures meaningful human involvement in decisions supported and made by automated systems in the context of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025.
Answer: If the Department adopts automated decision-making (ADM), relevant legal requirements and associated guidance would be followed. The Government does not prescribe a single definition of meaningful human involvement, as this is context specific. Current IC...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15334More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what processes are in place to enable individuals to seek human review and to challenge decisions made by automated systems in the context of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025.
Answer: The department does not currently have tools, products or processes that rely on automated decision making.The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 clarified safeguards relating to solely automated decision-making. Individuals who are subject to significant dec...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordArtificial IntelligenceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15333More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what safeguards he has implemented to ensure compliance with statutory requirements relating to automated decision-making, including rights to information, human review and challenge in the context of
Answer: The Department does not currently have tools, products or processes that rely on automated decision-making. Article 22C of the UK GDPR contains safeguards for solely automated decisions that have legal or similarly significant effects on individuals. The ...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15332More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what guidance his Department has issued internally to ensure compliance with the provisions of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 in relation to automated decision-making.
Answer: The department does not currently have tools, products or processes that rely on automated decision making. Future plans include making decisions about businesses including eligibility and will have the necessary safeguards. The department is in the proce...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15331More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, on what basis Automated Decision-Making in his Department are being made.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade does not use automated decision-making to make decisions about individuals or businesses that produce legal or similarly significant effects without meaningful human involvement. Where automated tools are used to supp...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordArtificial IntelligenceCabinet OfficeTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14854More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Department maintains a public register or internal inventory of automated decision-making systems.
Answer: For automated decision making systems that use algorithms, information about these is made publicly available on the Algorithmic Transparency Records Standards (ATRS) hub https://www.gov.uk/algorithmic-transparency-records. This is maintained by the Depar...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Data ProtectionCabinet OfficeTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14853More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, given the passage of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, how does the Department ensure compliance with data protection requirements relating to the processing of special category data, including data relating t
Answer: The Cabinet Office maintains a robust data protection governance framework to ensure all personal data, including special category data and data relating to protected characteristics, is processed in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulati...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordArtificial IntelligenceCabinet OfficeTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14852More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps has the Department taken to assess and help prevent bias and discrimination following the use of automated decision-making systems.
Answer: Article 22C of the UK GDPR contains safeguards specific to solely automated decision-making, including profiling, that have legal or similarly significant effects on individuals. Solely automated decision-making is decision-making without “any meaningful ...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: Civil ServantsCabinet OfficeTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14851More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what consultation has taken place with recognised trade unions regarding the introduction or use of automated decision-making systems affecting staff.
Answer: The UK’s data protection legislation is a principles-based framework and does not prescribe specific consultation requirements for particular operational systems. Organisations are responsible for applying the requirements of the legislation within their ...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Artificial IntelligenceCabinet OfficeTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14850More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how are automated decision-making systems used in relation to civil service employment, including recruitment, performance management, discipline and allocation of work.
Answer: The UK’s data protection legislation does not lay down specific rules regarding particular employment systems. It is for each organisation to determine how it applies the data protection framework in its operational context. Where individuals are subject ...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordArtificial IntelligenceCabinet OfficeTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14849More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, given the passage of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, what measures are in place to ensure that human oversight is substantive and effective.
Answer: To the extent that the Cabinet Office relies on automated decision making, we rely on our prerogative powers as a Crown department rather than specific legislation. Article 22C of the UK GDPR contains safeguards specific to solely automated decision-makin...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Artificial IntelligenceCabinet OfficeTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14848More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, given the passage of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, how does the Department define and ensure meaningful human involvement in decisions supported or made by automated systems.
Answer: Article 22C of the UK GDPR contains safeguards specific to solely automated decision-making, including profiling, that have legal or similarly significant effects on individuals. Solely automated decision-making is decision-making without “any meaningful ...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Artificial IntelligenceCabinet OfficeTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14847More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, given the passage of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, what processes are in place to enable individuals to seek human review and to challenge decisions made by automated systems.
Answer: To the extent that the Cabinet Office relies on automated decision making, we rely on our prerogative powers as a Crown department rather than specific legislation. Article 22C of the UK GDPR contains safeguards specific to solely automated decision-makin...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordArtificial IntelligenceCabinet OfficeTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14846More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, given the passage of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, how individuals are informed that decisions affecting them have been taken, in whole or in part, by automated means.
Answer: To the extent that the Cabinet Office relies on automated decision making, we rely on our prerogative powers as a Crown department rather than specific legislation. Article 22C of the UK GDPR contains safeguards specific to solely automated decision-makin...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordArtificial IntelligenceCabinet OfficeTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14845More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, given the passage of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, what safeguards have been implemented to ensure compliance with statutory requirements relating to automated decision-making, including rights to informat
Answer: To the extent that the Cabinet Office relies on automated decision making, we rely on our prerogative powers as a Crown department rather than specific legislation. Article 22C of the UK GDPR contains safeguards specific to solely automated decision-makin...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordArtificial IntelligenceCabinet OfficeTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14844More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, given the passage of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, what guidance has the Department issued internally to ensure compliance with the provisions of the 2025 Act in relation to automated decision-making.
Answer: Article 22C of the UK GDPR contains safeguards specific to solely automated decision-making, including profiling, that have legal or similarly significant effects on individuals. Solely automated decision-making is decision-making without “any meaningful ...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordArtificial IntelligenceCabinet OfficeTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14843More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, given the passage of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, under what statutory authority are significant Automated Decision-Making being made or intended to be made.
Answer: To the extent that the Cabinet Office relies on automated decision making, we rely on our prerogative powers as a Crown department rather than specific legislation. Article 22C of the UK GDPR contains safeguards specific to solely automated decision-makin...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordMoney Laundering: Israeli Settlements and SyriaTreasuryTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14344More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has issued, or plans to issue, guidance to anti-money laundering supervisory authorities on the application of Regulation 47 of the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Informatio
Answer: The MLRs do not prescribe separate requirements on supervisors in relation to commercial activity involving particular geographic areas or territories. Regulated businesses and firms are required to consider relevant risk factors relating to customers, tr...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
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