Anneliese Midgley MP: written questions 2025
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Arts: 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
Original Parliament recordWater ChargesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31650More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure affordable water supply for households.
Answer: As the independent economic regulator, Ofwat independently scrutinises water company business plans and ensure the prices water companies charge their customers are fair and proportionate. All water companies have measures in place for people who struggle...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordWater: Pollution ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31649More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring water companies to implement pollution incident reduction plans.
Answer: The Water (Special Measures) Bill will introduce a statutory duty for all water companies in England and Wales to publish annual Pollution Incident Reduction Plans. Water companies will be required to use these plans to set out the actions they intend to ...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSewers: Property DevelopmentDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31647More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of mandating sustainable drainage systems in all new developments.
Answer: The Government is strongly committed to requiring standardised Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) in new developments. These should be to designs that cope with changing climatic conditions as well as delivering wider water infrastructure benefits, reduc...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordWater: InfrastructureDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31646More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to improve water infrastructure.
Answer: The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) Regulations 2017 transposed the European Union’s Water Framework Directive (WFD) into law in England and Wales and were retained in UK law after EU exit. In the Government’s response to...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordWater: StandardsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31644More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to take steps to strengthen the powers of water regulators.
Answer: The Secretary of State has regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues on a range of issues. The AI (artificial intelligence) Opportunities Action Plan sets out how we will achieve our AI ambitions by laying the foundations for growth, driving adoption an...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPrimodos: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31168More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency will complete its consideration of the recommendations of the Commission on Human Medicines on the findings of the Danielsson et al on p
Answer: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), together with wider Government, has committed to reviewing any new scientific evidence which comes to light.The new publication by Danielsson et al has been reviewed by the MHRA, and advice h...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPrimodos: KnowsleyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31165More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to help support people affected by Primodos in Knowsley constituency.
Answer: While the Government is sympathetic to the families who believe that they have suffered because of using Hormone Pregnancy Tests, the currently available scientific evidence does not support a causal association between the use of Hormone Pregnancy Tests ...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29602More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department had allocated to the National Cancer Plan.
Answer: The Department has not made a specific funding allocation for preparing the National Cancer Plan. Further funding for cancer services will be considered as part of the upcoming spending review.The National Cancer Plan will have patients at its heart and w...
Answered 17 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPrimary Education: LiteracyDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27645More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help increase the proportion of pupils meeting the expected standard in the year one phonics screening check in Knowsley constituency.
Answer: High and rising school standards, with excellent foundations in reading, writing and mathematics, are at the heart of the government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity. Through the Plan for Change, we will give children the best start in life...
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: AbsenteeismDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27644More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce rates of secondary school absenteeism in Knowsley constituency.
Answer: This government is determined to tackle the generational challenge of school absence, which is a fundamental barrier to learning and life chances. Missing school regularly is harmful to a child’s attainment, safety and physical and mental health, which li...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: AbsenteeismDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27643More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce the rate of absenteeism in primary schools in Knowsley constituency.
Answer: This government is determined to tackle the generational challenge of school absence, which is a fundamental barrier to learning and life chances. Missing school regularly is harmful to a child’s attainment, safety and physical and mental health, which li...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitality Sector Council: MembershipDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26645More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the selection criteria is for membership to the Hospitality Sector Council.
Answer: The Hospitality Sector Council’s Terms of Reference is publicly available, outlining that membership is by invitation only and is subject to final agreement by DBT Ministers in consultation with the joint chairs. Members are selected to provide a breadth ...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordYouth ServicesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26501More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure a minimum level of provision for youth services across the country.
Answer: Local authorities have a statutory duty to secure, so far as is reasonably practicable, sufficient provision of educational and recreational leisure-time activities for young people. In September 2023 DCMS published updated statutory guidance to support l...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
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