Ben Obese-Jecty MP: written questions
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Sovereign AI UnitDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75347More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, what progress he has made on establishing the new Sovereign AI Unit.
Answer: The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology has established the Sovereign AI Unit, backed by up to £500million, to back promising UK-based AI companies operating in critical domains. The Unit will provide targeted support to enable high-potentia...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAI Energy CouncilDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75346More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, what the purpose is of the AI Energy Council.
Answer: The AI Energy Council was established to address the growing energy demands of artificial intelligence.Co-chaired by the Secretaries of State for DSIT and DESNZ, the Council brings together leaders from the AI and energy sectors to advise on preparing the...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Quantum Technologies ProgrammeDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75345More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, what the scope is of the National Quantum Technologies Programme.
Answer: The UK's Industrial Strategy names quantum as one of six priority frontier technologies in the dedicated digital and technologies sector plan.The Plan commits to delivering an ambitious next phase of the UK’s National Quantum Technologies Programme to acc...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament record6GDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75344More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, what his target date is for the rollout of 6G networks in the UK.
Answer: The development of 6G technology is still in its early stages, and rollout timelines depend on the progress of the industry-led standardisation process. We expect that 6G technology will not be deployed anywhere globally until the early 2030s. Rollout of ...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordLife Sciences: CambridgeshireDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75343More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the commitment to unleash the economic
Answer: The Government is committed to working with local partners to unleash the economic potential of Cambridgeshire, helping to drive jobs and growth across the region, including Huntingdonshire. We have not specifically assessed the impact on Huntingdonshire,...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75342More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of prioritising frontier life sciences ind
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting non-animal alternatives and will publish a strategy to support their development, validation and adoption.Frontier life science companies are pioneering innovative drug development, including via human-specific ta...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75341More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, what proportion of funding for UK BioBank will be allocated to (a) developing non-animal metho
Answer: Genomics England, Our Future Health and UK Biobank contribute important human data to the UK’s diverse research portfolio that supports alternative method development, including organ-on-a-chip, cell-based assays, functional genomics and computer modellin...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75340More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, what proportion of funding for preclinical infrastructure linked to translational research net
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting non-animal alternatives and will publish a strategy to support their development, validation and adoption. The majority of the £30 million for preclinical infrastructure linked to translational research networks a...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75339More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, what proportion of funding for Our Future Health will be allocated to (a) developing non-anima
Answer: Genomics England, Our Future Health and UK Biobank contribute important human data to the UK’s diverse research portfolio that supports alternative method development, including organ-on-a-chip, cell-based assays, functional genomics and computer modellin...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75338More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, what proportion of funding for Genomics England will be allocated to (a) developing non-animal
Answer: Genomics England, Our Future Health and UK Biobank contribute important human data to the UK’s diverse research portfolio that supports alternative method development, including organ-on-a-chip, cell-based assays, functional genomics and computer modellin...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75337More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, what proportion of funding for the Health Data Research Service will be allocated to (a) incre
Answer: Genomics England, Our Future Health and UK Biobank contribute important human data to the UK’s diverse research portfolio that supports alternative method development, including organ-on-a-chip, cell-based assays, functional genomics and computer modellin...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordLife SciencesDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75336More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, what progress he has made on making the UK the third most important life sciences economy glob
Answer: Since publishing the Life Sciences Sector Plan in July, we have moved rapidly into delivery. The Plan sets out 33 concrete commitments, each with clear metrics, milestones and a named Senior Responsible Officer to drive accountability. Robust assurance me...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordLife SciencesDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75335More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, what progress he has made on making the UK the leading life sciences economy in Europe by 2030
Answer: Since publishing the Life Sciences Sector Plan in July, we have moved rapidly into delivery. The Plan sets out 33 concrete commitments, each with clear metrics, milestones and a named Senior Responsible Officer to drive accountability. Robust assurance me...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDrugs and Medical Equipment: MarketingDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75334More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, what progress he has made on developing a route for international reliance for (a) medicines a
Answer: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency launched an International Recognition Procedure for medicines in January 2024. The MHRA, with the support of the Office for Life Sciences and Department of Health and Social Care, is continuing the d...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMedicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory AgencyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75333More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, what progress he has made on streamlining (a) regulation and (b) market access by supporting t
Answer: The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology offers support to all regulators through its Regulators’ Pioneer Fund, which is used for initiatives which improve the regulatory environment for innovation and investment. DSIT is contributing further...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordLife Sciences Innovative Manufacturing FundDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75332More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, what progress he has made on bringing globally mobile manufacturing investments to the UK via
Answer: The up to £520m Life Sciences Innovative Manufacturing Fund was launched in 2024 to incentivise commercial-scale manufacturing of medicines and medical devices. The fund aims to drive economic growth and build UK health resilience. There have been four ap...
Answered 22 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordClinical TrialsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75331More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, what progress he has made on reducing trial approval times to under 150 days.
Answer: The Department is committed to cutting the current time it takes to get a clinical trial set up, to under 150 days by March 2026 with the aim of making the United Kingdom a world leader in clinical trials. We are streamlining the set-up and delivery of cl...
Answered 25 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordClinical TrialsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75330More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, what progress he has made on doubling commercial interventional trial participants by the end of 2025.
Answer: The Department is monitoring progress on commercial interventional trial participation via the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The number of participants recruited to commercial interventional trials in the United Kingdom was 21,10...
Answered 9 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFreightDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75329More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, by what date she plans to publish the new plan for freight and logistics.
Answer: The Government intends to publish a new plan for freight and logistics before the end of the year. The development of this plan is underway in partnership with industry and sector stakeholders. This includes workshops in early summer and discussions with ...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFreight: HuntingdonDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75328More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, how much of the Freight Innovation Fund accelerator is allocated to be spent in Huntingdon constituency.
Answer: In 2023, the Freight Innovation Fund accelerator awarded £133,000 to RoboK Limited, a Cambridgeshire based start-up. This award was part of the more than £3.9 million funding that the accelerator has allocated to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) ...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75327More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, how much of the funding to support the roll-out of charging infrastructure will be spent on (a) privately-owned cars, (
Answer: We’re investing over £4.5 billion to help industry and consumers make a supported switch to electric vehicles (EVs). This includes £400 million to support the rollout of charging infrastructure, including along the strategic road network in England, char...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: HuntingdonDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75326More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, how much of the funding to (a) maintain and (b) improve bus services will be spent in Huntingdon constituency in each y
Answer: The £900 million RDEL per year to maintain and improve bus services referenced in the UK's Modern Industrial Strategy refers to funding announced at the Spending Review on 11 June. This funding applies from 2026/27 through to 2028/29. The Department for T...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Transport: HuntingdonDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75325More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, how much of the funding for the Local Transport Grant to improve transport connectivity in (a) smaller cities, (b) town
Answer: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) has been allocated just under £40 million of the Local Transport Grant from 2026-27 to 2029-30. It is for CPCA to determine how this funding is used across the combined authority and constituent au...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: HuntingdonDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75324More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, how much of the capital funding to (a) maintain and (b) improve roads between 2026-27 and 2029-30 will be spent in Hunt
Answer: Further details on the breakdown of the £24 billion of capital funding will be announced in due course.
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: Mobile BroadbandDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75323More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, what progress she has made on introducing low-earth-orbit satellite connectivity on mainline trains.
Answer: Following the Spending Review, we have secured funding to deliver low earth orbit satellite technology, to improve on board passenger Wi-Fi on mainline trains. We are currently considering the most appropriate procurement and delivery approach, with a pre...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
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