Ben Spencer MP: written questions
4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress
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Written questions
AI Security InstituteCabinet OfficeTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29516More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which ministerial office is the AI Security Institute accountable to following recent machinery of government changes.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordAI Taskforce: Public AppointmentsCabinet OfficeTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29515More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the membership list of the Prime Minister's AI Taskforce.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29514More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the legal advice she has received relating to local government reorganisation also pertains to Surrey.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordArtificial IntelligenceDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 11 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29178More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, when he plans to update the AI Opportunities Action Plan Dashboard.
Answer: The AI Opportunities Action Plan dashboard was published on 29 January 2026 alongside the progress report AI Opportunities Action Plan: One Year On. It provides a detailed, action-by-action view of delivery against all 50 recommendations, showing that the...
Answered 22 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: ChinaCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 28819More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether open weight models from China are being procured for use by government departments.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: ChinaCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28818More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information her Department holds on the distillation of UK AI models by China.
Answer: Distillation is the practice of training a "student" model to reproduce the capabilities or characteristics of a more capable "teacher" model. Developers commonly distill their own models to produce smaller, cheaper versions, and some ...
Answered 25 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAI Security InstituteCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28817More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps she is taking to ensure the AI Security Institute is able to access the newest frontier models before their release.
Answer: The UK's AI Security Institute (AISI) has built trusted, relationships with the world's leading AI labs. This collaborative approach lets us keep pace with a fast-moving technology and adapt as it evolves and has allowed AISI to secure privileged access t...
Answered 16 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordBudget October 2024: Runnymede and WeybridgeTreasuryTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 901224More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the 2024 Budget on businesses in Runnymede and Weybridge constituency.
Answer: Autumn Budget 2024 took place on 30th October 2024. It made choices necessary to support economic stability and investment, including sustaining public investment at the highest sustained levels since the 1970s, and putting our public finances back on a s...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPark Homes: DiscriminationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16083More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support is available to park home residents who face discriminatory practices by park home site owners.
Answer: Where a park home resident believes they have experienced discrimination related to a protected characteristic, they can contact the Equality Advisory Support Service. I otherwise refer the hon. Member to the answer to Question UIN 110492 on 11 February 2...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
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