Iqbal Mohamed MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Government Departments: ICTDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9249More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what safeguards exist to ensure that suppliers providing digital platforms to civilian and defence Government departments maintain effective separation between those systems.
Answer: Supply chain security and the protection of data is at the core of how government builds and maintains services. In addition to central government procurement requirements such as Procurement Policy Note 014 on Cyber Essentials, contracting authorities ac...
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSovereign AI FundDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128601More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the Sovereign AI fund will invest in companies that train AI models on copyrighted work without a license.
Answer: The Government has been clear that copyright rules should be respected. Use of copyright works to train AI in the UK requires a licence unless an exception applies. Companies supported by the Sovereign AI Fund are expected to comply with applicable UK law...
Answered 27 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126489More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she has taken to implement the Replacing animals in science strategy.
Answer: The strategy sets out a long‑term, cross‑government programme to accelerate the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods, with clear delivery responsibilities assigned across government and partner organisations. Those responsible have be...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126488More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when she plans to establish the Committee on Alternative Methods; and whether her Department plans to have a call for membership that enables participation from animal protection organi
Answer: The strategy commits to establishing a committee on alternative methods in 2026 and we have already commissioned the Animals in Science Committee for advice on the scope, governance and composition of such a committee.The Government already engages with s...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122015More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress officials in UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has made on developing target areas of research for alternative methods for animal testing; and whether UKRI has any plans t
Answer: On 11 November 2025 the Government published Replacing animals in science: A strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods, which outlines the steps we will take to achieve this. The Labour Manifesto commits to partneri...
Answered 27 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordElections: DisinformationDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122011More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential risks posed by AI-generated and manipulated content on young voters’ ability to assess political information during election campaigns.
Answer: The Government recognises that the huge opportunities offered by AI also come with risks, including potential challenges posed by AI-generated content for the online information environment.The Online Safety Act regulates AI generated mis/disinformation. ...
Answered 27 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordElections: DisinformationDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122010More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions she has had with social media companies on measures to support users, including young people, to identify false and misleading political information, in the context of
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of supporting people, including young people, to identify false and misleading information online.Media literacy is an important part of our approach. DSIT is improving it through a cross-government approach outlin...
Answered 27 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: CybersecurityDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122000More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill's incident reporting criteria for capturing novel failure modes arising from autonomous or adaptive
Answer: The Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill makes vital updates to the Network and Information Systems (NIS) Regulations 2018 to ensure that providers of the UK’s essential services are reporting more forms of harmful cyber in...
Answered 27 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: National SecurityDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121999More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what mechanisms exist for the AI Security Institute to receive systematic information about incidents involving autonomous or adaptive machine learning systems in critical national infr
Answer: The AI Security Institute (AISI) collaborates with leading AI developers to measure the capabilities of advanced AI and recommend risk mitigations, to ensure we stay ahead of AI impacts.This close collaboration with industry enables information-sharing to...
Answered 27 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: InvestmentDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119694More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department plans to publish a breakdown of the £100 billion in private investment it states has been attracted to the UK AI sector since 2024 and what proportion of that is
Answer: The UK AI sector attracted the third highest levels of AI related private investment in the world. Alongside this, the UK produces the second highest number of AI startups globally. This Governments remains focused on ensuring the UK remains the most attr...
Answered 30 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: InvestmentDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119693More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what mechanisms are in place to ensure transparency in the reporting of private investment linked to the Government’s AI strategy and the proportion of that investment which is spent on
Answer: The UK AI sector attracted the third highest levels of AI related private investment in the world. Alongside this, the UK produces the second highest number of AI startups globally. This Governments remains focused on ensuring the UK remains the most attr...
Answered 30 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAI Growth Zones: Job CreationDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119692More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many short-term, medium-term, and long-term jobs are (a) projected to be created and (b) have been created to date in relation to the Government’s proposed AI growth zones.
Answer: AI Growth Zones are expected to create more than 15,000 jobs spanning construction activity, permanent operational roles and wider supply‑chain employment. Job creation will ramp up as infrastructure works progress, with full delivery projected by the ear...
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordData Centres: ElectricityDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119691More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the electricity demand of proposed AI datacentre developments.
Answer: The Government recognises that AI-driven compute, including largescale data centres, will increase electricity demand over the coming years. DSIT works closely with DESNZ and NESO to assess how projected AI-related demand is reflected in long-term energy ...
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordNscale: EssexDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119690More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress has been made on the proposed AI datacentre site in Loughton, Essex, announced in January 2025.
Answer: Matters regarding specific delivery and commercial plans for any private project are for the lead private sector investor to confirm. The government engages regularly with the sector to support build out.
Answered 27 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordNscale: InvestmentDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119689More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what due diligence her Department undertook before announcing Nscale’s proposed $2.5 billion investment in UK AI infrastructure in 2025.
Answer: Matters regarding specific delivery and commercial plans for any private project are for the lead private sector investor to confirm. The government engages regularly with the sector to support build out.
Answered 27 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordNscale: EssexDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119688More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether a formal contract has been signed with Nscale for the construction of the proposed AI datacentre in Loughton, Essex.
Answer: Matters regarding specific delivery and commercial plans for any private project are for the lead private sector investor to confirm. The government engages regularly with the sector to support build out.
Answered 30 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCoreWeave: Job CreationDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119687More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate her Department has made of the potential number of jobs that will be created as a result of CoreWeave’s investment.
Answer: AI Growth Zones are expected to create more than 15,000 jobs spanning construction activity, permanent operational roles and wider supply‑chain employment. Job creation will ramp up as infrastructure works progress, with full delivery projected by the ear...
Answered 27 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCoreWeave: Data CentresDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119686More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many new datacentres have been constructed as a result of investment by CoreWeave.
Answer: CoreWeave's announced investments into the UK total £2.5 billion. CoreWeave has committed £1.5 billion towards the Lanarkshire AI Growth Zone in Scotland, deploying cutting-edge semiconductors at DataVita's data centre campus in Lanarkshire. The earlier £...
Answered 30 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCoreWeave: InvestmentDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119685More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the investment by CoreWeave relates to (a) new construction of datacentres, (b) equipment purchases and (c) leasing space in existing datacentre facilities.
Answer: The Government does not publish commercially sensitive details about how individual companies structure their investments. CoreWeave has publicly signalled its intention to scale operations in the UK, supported by the AI Opportunities Action Plan and the ...
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: InvestmentDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119684More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what proportion of the AI-related private investment announced by her Department since 2024 has been contractually committed.
Answer: The UK AI sector attracted the third highest levels of AI related private investment in the world. Alongside this, the UK produces the second highest number of AI startups globally. This Governments remains focused on ensuring the UK remains the most attr...
Answered 30 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: InvestmentDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119683More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department audits private investment commitments included in his Department's press announcements on AI infrastructure.
Answer: The UK AI sector attracted the third highest levels of AI related private investment in the world. Alongside this, the UK produces the second highest number of AI startups globally. This Governments remains focused on ensuring the UK remains the most attr...
Answered 30 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: InvestmentDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119682More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what processes her Department uses to verify the value and form of private sector AI investment commitments.
Answer: The UK AI sector attracted the third highest levels of AI related private investment in the world. Alongside this, the UK produces the second highest number of AI startups globally. This Governments remains focused on ensuring the UK remains the most attr...
Answered 30 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Service: ICTDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118064More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of creating a UK Government cloud computing system independent from technology multinationals' services.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of a secure and resilient cloud infrastructure for the delivery of digital public services. As set out in the Roadmap for Modern Digital Government (2026), the government is developing a National Cloud Strategy. As...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: National SecurityDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114739More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he will make an assessment of the potential merits of legislative powers of direction over AI developers in the event of a loss-of-control incident.
Answer: AI models have the potential to pose novel risks by behaving in unintended or unforeseen ways. The possibility that this behaviour could lead to loss of control over advanced AI systems is taken seriously by many experts.The AI Security Institute (AISI) i...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: National SecurityDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114738More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what protocols are in place to help ensure rapid information-sharing with AI companies during a national AI emergency.
Answer: This government is taking a long‑term, science‑led approach to understanding and preparing for emerging AI risks, including the possibility of very rapid progress with transformative impacts on society and national security.Through close collaboration wit...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
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