Iqbal Mohamed MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Jagtar Singh JohalForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97066More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent conversations he has had with the Indian Government on the release of Jagtar Singh Johal from detention.
Answer: We remain committed to pushing the Government of India for faster progress in resolving Jagtar Singh Johal's case. The UK Government has raised Mr Johal's case on multiple occasions with the Government of India, including regarding Mr Johal's allegations ...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91743More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department will respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Dewsbury and Batley dated 17 September 2025.
Answer: I replied to the Hon. Member’s correspondence on 19 November.
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91742More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when her Department will respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Dewsbury and Batley dated 1 October 2025.
Answer: I apologise to the Hon member for the delay. I can confirm that a response will be returned in the coming days.
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordWomen against State Pension InequalityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 906020More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will meet with representatives of the Women Against State Pension Inequality campaign.
Answer: The previous Minister for Pensions met with representatives from the WASPI campaign group.She did so to hear their experiences directly and was the first Minister to do so in eight years.
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: DatabasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80545More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what safeguards are in place to ensure that patient data managed by Palantir under the Federated Data Platform contract cannot be (a) accessed, (b) used and (c) transferred for purposes unrelated t
Answer: NHS England ran a rigorous independent and transparent procurement exercise for the NHS Federated Data Platform (NHS FDP), in line with public contract regulations. The selection was made by multiple assessors against clear criteria following an open tend...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: DatabasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80544More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consultation NHS England carried out with (a) patients, (b) healthcare staff and (c) data governance experts prior to awarding the Federated Data Platform contract to Palantir.
Answer: NHS England ran a rigorous independent and transparent procurement exercise for the NHS Federated Data Platform (NHS FDP), in line with public contract regulations. The selection was made by multiple assessors against clear criteria following an open tend...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: DatabasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80543More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of potential alternative suppliers to Palantir for the Federated Data Platform contract; and whether that assessment included consideration of levels of alig
Answer: NHS England ran a rigorous independent and transparent procurement exercise for the NHS Federated Data Platform (NHS FDP), in line with public contract regulations. The selection was made by multiple assessors against clear criteria following an open tend...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: Artificial IntelligenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80542More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of placing (a) transparency, (b) testing and (c) accountability requirements on private defence contracts for the development of AI systems.
Answer: The principal policy framework governing the Ministry of Defence's (MOD) safe and responsible adoption of AI is our published Joint Service Publication Dependable AI JSP 936 which sets out directives on AI safety, ethics, and governance. JSP 936 requires ...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: Artificial IntelligenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80541More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what ethical frameworks are in place to guide the (a) development and (b) deployment of AI technologies in defence.
Answer: We have a duty to use the best technologies to protect the UK’s interests, and we also have a duty to use these technologies in line with our legal obligations and the values of the public we serve. All development and deployment of AI in Defence must be ...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77868More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to help uphold international maritime law against Freedom Flotilla ships docking with aid in Gaza.
Answer: We remain in close contact with our Israeli counterparts over the status of vessels seeking to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, and as the Prime Minister said on 21 September, the UK continues to demand that the Israeli Government permits the full and un...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Artificial IntelligenceTreasuryTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77867More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy to introduce (a) fiscal and (b) regulatory measures to mitigate the potential impact of the adoption of AI on employment.
Answer: The Government is implementing all the recommendations from the AI Opportunities Action Plan to ensure we shape AI to deliver productivity gains, rising living standards, and improved worker wellbeing, while mitigating the risks. By becoming the best plac...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77866More
Question: To as the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department provides guidance to businesses on the potential impact of AI systems on employment.
Answer: We want to ensure that people have access to good, meaningful work. AI is already transforming workplaces, demanding new skills, and augmenting existing ones. Government is working to harness its benefits to boost growth, productivity, living standards, a...
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76753More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to help protect British (a) vessels and (b) civilians when en route to provide humanitarian aid to Gaza.
Answer: We remain in close contact with our Israeli counterparts over the status of vessels seeking to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, and as the Prime Minister said on 21 September, the UK continues to demand that the Israeli Government permits the full and un...
Answered 3 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76752More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had recent discussions with the (a) United Nations and (b) International Maritime Organisation on the access of the Global Sumed Flotilla into Gaza.
Answer: We remain in close contact with our Israeli counterparts over the status of vessels seeking to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, and as the Prime Minister said on 21 September, the UK continues to demand that the Israeli Government permits the full and un...
Answered 3 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Artificial Intelligence and OffshoringDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76751More
Question: To the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that vocational and adult education programmes are aligned with employment opportunities that are less vulnerable to (a) offshoring and (b) becoming replaced by
Answer: The government is developing a comprehensive strategy for post‐16 education and skills to break down barriers to opportunity and support the development of a skilled workforce in England. This is backed by additional investment, as announced in the Spendi...
Answered 14 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: Artificial IntelligenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76750More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on the (a) development and (b) procurement of AI-enabled defence systems in each of the last three years.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not hold specific figures on the development and procurement of AI-enabled defence systems. AI is not a standalone capability, but an enabling technology embedded across projects in both defence systems and in the busine...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: TrainingDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76749More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to introduce skills retraining and workforce support measures, in the context of the deployment of AI technologies in workplaces.
Answer: We want to ensure that people have access to good, meaningful work. AI will impact the labour market and Government is working to harness its benefits in terms of boosting growth, productivity, living standards, and worker wellbeing, while mitigating the ...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: OffshoringDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76748More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to support workers whose roles have been displaced due to offshoring by UK-based firms.
Answer: I refer the hon. member to the answer I gave on 10 September to PQ 72893.
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76747More
Question: To the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of artificial intelligence on employment levels in the next (a) five and (b) ten years.
Answer: No current assessment has been made by the Department for Work and Pensions on the potential impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on employment. We are starting to witness AI’s impact within the labour market: transforming the workplace, demanding new s...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: IsraelForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70065More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his oral statement of 21 July 2025 on Middle East, Official Report, column 595, whether UK made arms components were used in the incident at the Project HOP
Answer: As the Foreign Secretary has said, we utterly condemn the killing of civilians seeking to meet their basic needs. Our assessment of this strike, drawing on the available evidence, including eyewitness reports in the media, is that it was a drone strike. T...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil SocietyDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69483More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the of the (a) long-term sustainability of the third sector and (b) its impact on health and social care services.
Answer: This government recognises the vital role that charitable organisations and community groups play in improving people’s health and wellbeing. These organisations, as well as the wider Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector, are integral ...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCharities: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69482More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help support small and medium-sized charities, in the context of increased competition for limited grant funding.
Answer: This government recognises the vital role that charities play in providing crucial support to different groups and communities. The Civil Society Covenant sets out the terms of a new relationship between government and civil society, and is a clear statem...
Answered 26 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: Standing ChargesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69472More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with Ofgem on reducing electricity and gas standing charges.
Answer: The Government knows that, for many consumers, too much of the burden of the bill is placed on standing charges. We are committed to lowering the cost of standing charges and are working constructively with Ofgem, on this issue. Ofgem have conducted a bro...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordIsrael: PalestiniansForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67248More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has held discussions with the (a) Tony Blair Institute and (b) Boston Consulting Group on the situation in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territor
Answer: Officials have met with the Tony Blair Institute to discuss Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories since 7 October 2023. We have no record of meetings with the Boston Consulting Group. We continue to call for a ceasefire in Gaza, for the release ...
Answered 6 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67247More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department plans to (a) support the establishment of a peacekeeping mandate and (b) pursue other multilateral action at the United Nations Security Council to pro
Answer: On 4 June, the UK voted in favour of a UN Security Council Resolution calling for urgent improvements to the humanitarian situation in Gaza. We co-called a meeting of the UN Security Council on 16 July where we reiterated calls for a ceasefire and for Isr...
Answered 6 Aug 2025
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