Iqbal Mohamed MP: written questions

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Written questions

AI Security InstituteDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66799More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the AI Security Institute will be given statutory powers to (a) carry out audits, (b) approve the training of powerful AI models and (c) shut down unsafe systems.
Answer: Artificial intelligence is the defining opportunity of our generation, and the Government is taking action to harness its economic benefits for UK citizens. As set out in the AI Opportunities Action Plan, we believe most AI systems should be regulated at ...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
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AI Security InstituteDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66798More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to give statutory powers to the AI Security Institute.
Answer: Artificial intelligence is the defining opportunity of our generation, and the Government is taking action to harness its economic benefits for UK citizens. As set out in the AI Opportunities Action Plan, we believe most AI systems should be regulated at ...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
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Waste: CrimeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66797More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to amend the regulatory framework for waste (a) carriers, (b) brokers and (c) dealers to help reduce criminal activity in the sector.
Answer: The Government recently announced plans to tighten up the regulation of those who transport and manage waste services, moving them from a light-touch registration system into environmental permitting. This will give the Environment Agency a greater range ...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
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Waste: CrimeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66796More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the potential impact of waste crime and illegal waste exports on the economy in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Environmental Services Association (ESA) estimated in 2021 that waste crime costs the economy in England about £1 billion per year. The ESA estimate that of that cost illegal waste exports amount to at least £42 million per year. (see here: ESA_Cost_o...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
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Special Educational Needs: Home EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66795More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had recent discussions with (a) SEND advocacy organisations and (b) special school leaders on (i) attendance, (ii) attainment and (iii) wellbeing for students with SEND who spend part of their e
Answer: My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Education and I continue to engage with special educational needs and disabilities charities, stakeholders and parents and carers on a wide variety of issues, including through weekly engagement sessions via...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
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Special Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66428More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support structured partnerships between mainstream schools and specialist SEND education providers.
Answer: The government has committed to enhancing the capability of mainstream schools to better support pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).We are encouraged by emerging examples of effective collaboration, where special schools are wor...
Answered 17 Jul 2025
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Medical Treatments: InnovationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66427More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the review of the early access to medicines system will include Early Access Programmes of the type used for Givinostat; and what steps he is taking to (a) help tackle geographic variations
Answer: The UK Rare Diseases Framework sets out improving access to specialist care, treatments, and drugs as a priority, and health equity as a cross-cutting theme. The Department understands the importance of rapid patient access to new medicines for patients w...
Answered 17 Jul 2025
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Medical Treatments: InnovationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66426More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has considered providing (a) funding and (b) other support to NHS Trusts to participate in early access programmes for (i) Givinostat for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and (ii)
Answer: The Department understands the importance of rapid patient access to new medicines for patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and has worked with NHS England to consider the issues raised by the givinostat early access programme. The first National In...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
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Imports: SanctionsTreasuryTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65045More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of HMRC’s capacity to monitor the importation of goods from (a) countries and (b) territories subject to (i) arms embargoes, (ii) trade sanctions and (iii) other trade re
Answer: HMRC operates a risk-based model for customs compliance which is designed to support the flow of compliant international trade, while maintaining effective controls to collect revenue, protect the UK economy and wider society from harm and uphold the UK’s...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
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