Chris Evans MP: written questions
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Education: Artificial Intelligence and NumeracyDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27912More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve (a) numeracy skills and (b) AI skills.
Answer: Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.School-aged pupils should learn foundational knowledge that underpins artificial intelligence (AI) literacy and numeracy through computing and mathematics curricula...
Answered 16 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordNatural Gas: EngineersDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27911More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department is taking steps to help protect gas engineers from customers who have had a past of being abusive to engineers.
Answer: Employers have a legal duty under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 to manage the risk to employees from work-related violence, which includes: verbal abuse,threats and intimidation,physical assault,abuse by customers or members of the public. T...
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordEquitable Life Assurance Society: CompensationTreasuryTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27910More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people affected by the Equitable Life scandal who are yet to be traced.
Answer: In 2010 the coalition government chose to allocate up to £1.5 billion to the Equitable Life Payment Scheme. Before it ceased operations in 2016, the Scheme had issued £1.12 billion in tax-free payments to nearly 933,000 policyholders.As the Scheme has bee...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordEquitable Life Assurance Society: CompensationTreasuryTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27909More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to distribute the remainder of the funding allocation to those affected by the Equitable Life scandal.
Answer: In 2010 the coalition government chose to allocate up to £1.5 billion to the Equitable Life Payment Scheme. Before it ceased operations in 2016, the Scheme had issued £1.12 billion in tax-free payments to nearly 933,000 policyholders.As the Scheme has bee...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordKing's Guards: UniformsMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27908More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has put a contract out to tender for potential suppliers of faux-fur King's Guard caps.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence remains committed to using human made materials to replace natural fur where they provide a suitable, affordable and sustainable alternative. The Department continues to welcome submissions of test results, from a testing house acc...
Answered 16 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordKing's Guards: UniformsMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27907More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to introduce faux-fur King's Guard caps.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence remains committed to using human made materials to replace natural fur where they provide a suitable, affordable and sustainable alternative. The Department continues to welcome submissions of test results, from a testing house acc...
Answered 16 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordKing's Guards: UniformsMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27906More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which industry experts have been consulted and which materials have been tested in considering replacing the bearskin King's Guard caps with a faux-fur alternative.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence remains committed to using human made materials to replace natural fur where they provide a suitable, affordable and sustainable alternative. The Department continues to welcome submissions of test results, from a testing house acc...
Answered 16 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordKing's Guards: UniformsMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27905More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what criteria he is using to measure the suitability of faux-fur alternatives to bearskin King's Guards caps.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence remains committed to using human made materials to replace natural fur where they provide a suitable, affordable and sustainable alternative. The Department continues to welcome submissions of test results, from a testing house acc...
Answered 16 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAdministration of Justice: Artificial IntelligenceMinistry of JusticeTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16870More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what standards have been set to measure the safe and ethical use of AI legal assistants during its trial period.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice requires any AI tools to be tested and evaluated for accuracy, bias, fairness and reliability before they are deployed, and their performance is monitored on an ongoing basis. Their use is subject to clear human oversight, with out...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAjax VehiclesMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16869More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the estimated cost for the Ajax 2 package of upgrades.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 22 June 2026 to Question 9411 to the hon. Member for Huntingdon (Mr Obese-Jecty): ‘Ajax 2’ is not a separate programme, but shorthand for a package of ongoing and planned enhancements to the Ajax family of v...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordFurs: WalesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16868More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle the import of unethical fur products to Wales.
Answer: The Animal Welfare Strategy set out actions which this Government is taking concerning the fur trade and Defra has now brought together a working group on fur, with involvement from both industry experts and those who support restrictions on the trade in ...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordGenomicsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5904More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the evidence base that underpins the use of tissue stabilisers - as an alternative to fresh frozen tissue - for whole genome sequ
Answer: NHS England has produced national sample handling guidance, including for whole genome sequencing (WGS), of solid tumours to standardise the collection, processing, and transport of tumour samples, helping to maintain DNA quality and support access to pre...
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordConditions of Employment: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5903More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the report 'Strike while AI is hot' by the Institute for Public Policy Research, whether his Department plans to give employees new rights to shape AI's deployment in the workplace.
Answer: New technologies, including AI, have the potential to boost wages, drive up productivity and empower workers, but they may also pose risks. This Government’s plan to make work pay will help bring employment rights legislation into the twenty first century...
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCoroners: AppealsMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5902More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has considered the potential merits of introducing a more accessible appeals mechanism for coroners’ rulings.
Answer: The Government believes that coroners’ decisions can be effectively and appropriately challenged by means of the existing mechanisms of judicial review or application for a first or fresh inquest under section 13 of the Coroners Act 1988.As soon as Parlia...
Answered 10 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGambling: AdvertisingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 2 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5901More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of replicating Australia’s proposed gambling advertising reforms.
Answer: Government engages with international jurisdictions to understand the effectiveness and impact of their regulatory regimes. We will therefore consider Australia’s proposed gambling advertising reforms, as part of the wider evidence base, when making polic...
Answered 10 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAjax Vehicles: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5900More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will provide a breakdown of the funding allocated to the Ajax programme between December 2025 and April 2026.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence paid £97 million in line with contractual obligations for the Ajax programme between December 2025 and April 2026, to General Dynamics and other Suppliers. I am unable to publish details of the milestones and payment schedules as t...
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSupply ChainsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5899More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to promote supply-chain resilience.
Answer: The Government recognised the importance of supply chain resilience in both the Trade and Industrial Strategies, which committed to setting up a Supply Chain Centre within DBT. The Centre will review inputs required for our growth industries and national ...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGambling: MenDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 2 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5898More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the impact of prediction markets on young men.
Answer: In order to operate in Great Britain, any prediction market would require a licence from the Gambling Commission, the independent regulator for gambling. If approved, they would be classified as a ‘Betting Intermediary’ and subject to regulation under the...
Answered 10 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAlcoholic Drinks: MisuseDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Apr 2026Awaiting answerUIN 130060More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to reduce the availability of cheap alcohol.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordAlcoholic Drinks: MisuseDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Apr 2026Awaiting answerUIN 130059More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase access to alcohol treatment services for people not currently engaged with support.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordDriving under InfluenceDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Apr 2026Awaiting answerUIN 130058More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will consider the potential merits of reducing the drink driving limit to 9µg of alcohol per 100ml of breath.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordSovereign AI Fund: WalesDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 28 Apr 2026Awaiting answerUIN 130057More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her department is taking to ensure that Welsh companies benefit from the sovereign AI fund.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordCivil Proceedings: EmailMinistry of JusticeTabled 28 Apr 2026Awaiting answerUIN 130056More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the Civil Procedure Rule Committee plans to publish their response to the Electronic Service Consultation.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordHomelessness: WalesHome OfficeTabled 28 Apr 2026Awaiting answerUIN 130049More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her department has had with the Welsh Government on their new homelessness 'ask, act and co-operate' duties on public services in Wales, particularly regarding including further bodie
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordLocal Housing Allowance: WalesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Apr 2026Awaiting answerUIN 130048More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his department has made of the impact of the decision not to uprate Local Housing Allowance on the affordability of the private rented sector for people in receipt of benefits in Wales.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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