Clive Lewis MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Police: Artificial IntelligenceHome OfficeTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60890More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals relating to police use of (a) AI and (b) machine learning technology.
Answer: It is for operationally independent Chief Constables to decide when and how they deploy AI systems. They are accountable to elected Police and Crime Commissioners.AI deployment must be lawful, transparent, ethical and underpinned by robust data and govern...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: Artificial IntelligenceHome OfficeTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60889More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) safeguards and (b) oversight her Department has in place to monitor the deployment of AI systems by police forces.
Answer: It is for operationally independent Chief Constables to decide when and how they deploy AI systems. They are accountable to elected Police and Crime Commissioners.AI deployment must be lawful, transparent, ethical and underpinned by robust data and govern...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: Artificial IntelligenceHome OfficeTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60888More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the deployment of AI systems will be decided by individual police forces.
Answer: It is for operationally independent Chief Constables to decide when and how they deploy AI systems. They are accountable to elected Police and Crime Commissioners.AI deployment must be lawful, transparent, ethical and underpinned by robust data and govern...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBedfordshire Police: PalantirHome OfficeTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60887More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Bedfordshire Police consulted her Department on appointing Palantir for a pilot scheme trialling AI technology.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that law enforcement has the resources it needs to tackle crime effectively. AI presents an opportunity to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of policing and law enforcement – from automating back-office tasks...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLaw and Order: PalantirHome OfficeTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60886More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with Palantir on the use of its technology by law enforcement.
Answer: It is for operationally independent Chief Constables to decide when and how they deploy AI systems. They are accountable to elected Police and Crime Commissioners.AI deployment must be lawful, transparent, ethical and underpinned by robust data and govern...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBaroness Casey Review: Disclosure of InformationHome OfficeTabled 2 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49922More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to publish a formal follow-up to the Baroness Casey Review into policing; and what mechanisms are currently in place to (a) track and (b) publicly report on progress against its reco
Answer: The Baroness Casey Review, commissioned by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) to independently review its culture and standards, made a series of important and concerning findings. Any subsequent follow-up is a matter for the MPS, in conjunction with t...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordStun GunsHome OfficeTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44493More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to conduct a Child Rights Impact Assessment before the potential authorisation of Taser 10 for use by police forces in England and Wales.
Answer: Government decisions on whether to approve Taser for police use are informed by robust, independent technical and medical testing and assessments alongside an equality impact assessment which sets out any implications for those with protected characterist...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren's Rights: Impact AssessmentsHome OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41073More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether a child's rights impact assessment has been prepared for the Crime and Policing Bill.
Answer: A number of economic impact assessments, economic notes and equality impact assessments covering measures in the Crime and Policing Bill have been published, and can be found here: https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3938/publications.The Government has als...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: Artificial IntelligenceHome OfficeTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35713More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to monitor the compliance of use of predictive policing and risk prediction sytems by police forces with the UK's national and international human rights obligations.
Answer: AI, and other technologies, can provide a wide range of benefits to improve efficiency and productivity in policing, as well as boosting public confidence by improving the prevention, detection and investigation of crime. However, the procurement and depl...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: Artificial IntelligenceHome OfficeTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35712More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has sought legal advice on the compatibility of the use of (a) predictive policing and (b) risk prediction systems by police forces with (i) national and (ii) international huma
Answer: AI, and other technologies, can provide a wide range of benefits to improve efficiency and productivity in policing, as well as boosting public confidence by improving the prevention, detection and investigation of crime. However, the procurement and depl...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Office: AccountabilityHome OfficeTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35710More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to increase (a) transparency and (b) accountability in her Department.
Answer: The Home Office regularly reports on its performance through the annual report and accounts which are published each year on gov.uk and provide a narrative on the finances and performance of the Home Office.
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordWindrush Lessons Learned ReviewHome OfficeTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35709More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken since July 2024 to implement (a) recommendation 7 and (b) other recommendations of the Windrush Lessons Learned Review, published on 19 July 2018.
Answer: This government is determined to put right the appalling injustices caused by the treatment of members of the Windrush community, making sure that those affected receive the compensation they deserve quickly, and ensuring cultural change is embedded perma...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Temporary AccommodationHome OfficeTabled 11 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8665More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2024 to Question 2952 on Asylum: Temporary Accommodation, what alternative accommodation her Department plans to use to enable a reduction in the use of hotels; a
Answer: The Home Office is determined to return to using dispersed asylum accommodation and is working with local authorities and partners to find solutions to provide accommodation for asylum seekers across the entire country which work for everyone. We have a c...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Temporary AccommodationHome OfficeTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2952More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans she has to fund accommodation for asylum seekers once the use of hotels is stopped.
Answer: The Government is determined to restore order to the asylum system so that it operates swiftly, firmly and fairly, and is reviewing the current arrangements for accommodation to ensure efficiency and value for money, including reducing the use of hotels.
Answered 9 Sept 2024
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