Chris Evans MP: written questions
4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress
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Written questions
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
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| Department or topic | Published records |
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| Department for Education | 1 |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 1 |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 1 |
| Ministry of Defence | 5 |
| Ministry of Justice | 1 |
| Treasury | 2 |
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