Anneliese Midgley MP: written questions
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Social Media: SafetyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 20 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61598More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he has had with Ofcom on exempting Category 1 services from their associated obligations under the Online Safety Act.
Answer: It is for Ofcom, as the independent regulator, to determine which services fall into Category 1. Ofcom’s current roadmap estimates publishing the register of categorised services this summer, with the additional duties for Category 1 services becoming enf...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: AntisemitismDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 20 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61596More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for his policies of the report entitled Detecting Deep Fakes: Artificial Intelligence and Anti-Jewish hate: A Case
Answer: Antisemitic content can have a chilling effect on Jewish users online. The government is working to ensure that all users feel confident engaging online without fear of harassment or abuse. The Online Safety Act regulates AI-generated content in the same ...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAntisemitismDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 20 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61594More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many times he has met with organisations working to tackle antisemitism since taking office.
Answer: Ministers and officials have regular meetings about tackling racism, prejudice and discrimination online. For example, we have engaged a range of stakeholders and held roundtables to understand the effectiveness of the Online Safety Act in tackling antise...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordArthritis: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61365More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve (a) diagnosis times and (b) access to care for people with inflammatory arthritis.
Answer: Services for those with musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions, including arthritis, are commissioned locally by integrated care boards (ICBs). The Department expects MSK services to be fully incorporated into integrated care system planning and decision-making...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRheumatology: NursesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61364More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to increase the number of specialist rheumatology nurses in the workforce.
Answer: The training of nurses is the responsibility of the health care independent statutory regulatory body, the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). It has the general function of promoting high standards of education and coordinating all stages of education t...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRheumatoid Arthritis: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61363More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support people living with rheumatoid arthritis.
Answer: Services for those with musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions, including arthritis, are commissioned locally by integrated care boards (ICBs). The Department expects MSK services to be fully incorporated into integrated care system planning and decision-making...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: CopyrightDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53253More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department has made an assessment of the differential economic impact of the proposed copyright exceptions for AI training in each creative sector.
Answer: The Government published a summary assessment of options alongside the consultation on copyright and AI.The Government recognises that this is a complex area and welcomes further evidence on the economic impacts of its proposals on creative sectors as par...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordLandfill: Pollution ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52915More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) mitigate pollution from historic landfills and (b) facilitate the remediation of landfill sites in Knowsley constituency.
Answer: Responsibility typically lies with the landowner to maintain systems that prevent pollution. Under Part 2A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, local authorities are primarily responsible for managing contaminated land, including designating historic...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: CopyrightDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52345More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent discussions he has had with authors whose work has been used without (a) permission or (b) remuneration to train generative AI models.
Answer: The Government has engaged extensively with the creative sector, including through a roundtable meeting held by the Secretary of State in March.The consultation on copyright and AI, which closed on 25 February, specifically sought views on giving rights h...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: CopyrightDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48585More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many responses there were to the consultation on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence which closed on 25 February 2025.
Answer: The Government received 11,587 responses to the consultation on copyright and AI. This total includes online survey responses and email submissions.A small number of the email submissions received were associated with online survey responses (providing su...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: CopyrightDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47863More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department has made an estimate of the proportion of large artificial intelligence language models that are trained on datasets containing copyrighted material without licen
Answer: Copying protected material in the UK will infringe copyright unless it is licensed, or an exception to copyright applies.The Government recently consulted on several topics relating to the interaction between copyright and artificial intelligence (AI), in...
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament recordArts: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47862More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that (a) artists and (b) creators retain control over the use of their (i) voice, (ii) style and (iii) likeness by generative artificial in
Answer: The Government published a consultation on 17 December 2024, seeking views on several topics relating to the interaction between copyright and artificial intelligence (AI). Given the rise of AI-generated ‘digital replicas’, the consultation sought views o...
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament recordArts: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45155More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he is taking steps to support fair remuneration for creatives whose works are used in AI datasets.
Answer: The Government published its consultation on Copyright and AI on 17 December 2024. This sought views on giving rights holders of creative works greater control over use of their material to train AI models and supporting their ability to be remunerated wh...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordArts: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44622More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what representations he has received from creative industry stakeholders on the economic impact of generative AI.
Answer: The Government published a consultation on 17 December 2024, seeking views on several topics relating to the interaction between copyright and artificial intelligence (AI). This included seeking evidence on the economic impact of its proposals.The consult...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordArts: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44124More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of generative artificial intelligence on employment in the creative industries.
Answer: AI is increasingly being used as a tool in the creative process, from music and film production to publishing, architecture and design. As of September 2024 more than 38% of Creative Industries businesses said they have used AI technologies, with nearly 5...
Answered 14 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: CopyrightDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43558More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when he plans to publish the Copyright and Artificial Intelligence Governance consultation.
Answer: The Government published its consultation on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence (AI) on 17 December 2024. This closed on 25 February 2025.The Government’s priority now is to review all responses to the consultation, to help inform its approach to copyr...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: ArtsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42881More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to ensure that generative AI developers are obliged to disclose the use of creative works in AI training.
Answer: The Government’s consultation on copyright and AI closed on 25 February. This sought views on a proposal to require AI model developers to be more transparent about how they obtain and use copyright works in their training. Our priority now is to review t...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology: ArtsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 28 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42366More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many (a) in person and (b) online meetings he has had with organisations representing the creative industries since July 2024.
Answer: Ministers and officials have regular meetings with a range of stakeholders about the creative industries.Ministerial meetings and engagements are published through quarterly transparency reports on GOV.UK.
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: CopyrightDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42003More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will list the dates of meetings he has held with (a) companies and (b) creators on the potential impact of artificial intelligence on copyright since July 2024.
Answer: Ministers and officials have regular meetings with a range of stakeholders about artificial intelligence and copyright.Ministerial meetings and engagements are published through quarterly transparency reports on GOV.UK.
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordIsraeli Settlements: Crimes of ViolenceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41926More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Israeli counterparts on reported Israeli settler attacks on Masafer Yatta in the West Bank.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary continues to raise the rights of Palestinians and the need for Israel to hold settler violence to account in his engagements with Israeli counterparts. and The Foreign Secretary has also met Palestinian community members in the West ...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35797More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether an impact assessment was carried out on the impact of cuts to Official Development Assistance.
Answer: The Prime Minister has set out a new strategic vision for government spending on defence and security, and official development assistance. Detailed decisions on how the Official Development Assistance (ODA) budget will be used will be worked through as p...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: Children and WomenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35796More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of cuts to Official Development Assistance on (a) women and (b) children.
Answer: The Prime Minister has set out a new strategic vision for government spending on defence and security, and Official Development Assistance (ODA). Detailed decisions on how the ODA budget will be used, including our work supporting women and children, will...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordExercise: WomenDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35795More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to increase physical activity levels for women.
Answer: The Government is dedicated to supporting every aspect of women’s sport and ensuring all women and girls, no matter their background, have access to high quality sport.We want to break down the barriers that exist and prevent women and girls from being ac...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Chronic IllnessesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35794More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to support young people living with a long-term health condition to find work.
Answer: The Government recognises that many people find health conditions and disabilities a barrier to employment. Disabled people and people with health conditions are a diverse group so access to the right work and health support, in the right place, at the ri...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Musculoskeletal DisordersDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35793More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to support people living with a musculoskeletal condition to remain in work.
Answer: MSK conditions are one of the leading conditions reported by people who are economically inactive due to long-term sickness in the UK, increasing by 34% between 2018/19 and 2023/24. The ‘Get Britain Working’ white paper sets out government’s plans to refo...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
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