Iqbal Mohamed MP: written questions
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BiometricsHome OfficeTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7723More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what oversight mechanisms she has introduced to monitor compliance with (a) data protection, (b) equalities and (c) human rights obligations in the use of facial recognition technology.
Answer: The Government has not issued specific guidance on the ethical deployment of surveillance technologies, including facial recognition. However, when using these technologies, police forces must comply with data protection, equality, human rights and other ...
Answered 11 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: ProcurementCabinet OfficeTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7721More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure that UK Government public procurement does not contribute to serious human-rights (a) risks and (b) violations overseas.
Answer: The Government is clear that abhorrent human rights abuses including modern slavery and human trafficking have no place in public supply chains.The Procurement Act 2023 provides contracting authorities with stronger powers to exclude suppliers from public...
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: TechnologyHome OfficeTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7720More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department assesses the (a) ethical and (b) human-rights context in which surveillance technologies developed by overseas companies were (i) developed and (ii) deployed before procuring su
Answer: On 4 December last year, the Government launched a public consultation on when and how biometrics, facial recognition and similar technologies should be used, and what safeguards and oversight are needed. The consultation has now closed and a formal Gover...
Answered 18 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: TechnologyHome OfficeTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7719More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Israeli companies have supplied (a) surveillance, (b) digital forensics and (c) facial-recognition technology to UK police forces since 2020.
Answer: The Home Office does not collect information on the nationality of companies supplying technology to UK police forces and law enforcement bodies. The procurement of technologies is a matter for individual organisations, having considered the legal, ethica...
Answered 11 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: TechnologyHome OfficeTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7718More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which UK police forces and law-enforcement bodies have (a) procured and (b) used (i) surveillance, (ii) digital forensics and (iii) facial-recognition technologies supplied by overseas companies since
Answer: The Home Office does not collect information on the nationality of companies supplying technology to UK police forces and law enforcement bodies. The procurement of technologies is a matter for individual organisations, having considered the legal, ethica...
Answered 11 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordBusiness: Capital InvestmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7273More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has evaluated whether economic activity in Freeports, Special Economic Zones, Investment Zones, and Industrial Strategy Zones represents net new investment or relocati
Answer: The Modern Industrial Strategy published in June 2025 will increase business investment and grow the industries of the future in the UK. Industrial Strategy Zones (ISZs) are the UK’s primary place-based growth interventions, I will therefore refer to ISZs...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordFreeports and Special Economic Zones: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7272More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the estimated annual cost to the public purse is of tax reliefs associated with Freeports, Special Economic Zones, Investment Zones, and Industrial Strategy Zones.
Answer: Special Economic Zones is an umbrella term that covers Industrial Strategy Zones and Enterprise Zones. The UK’s Industrial Strategy Zones include both Freeports and Investment zones. For Freeports, the latest cost in 2023-24 (excluding Business Rates) can...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordFreeports and Special Economic Zones: Conditions of Employment and PayMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7271More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Freeports, Special Economic Zones, Investment Zones, and Industrial Strategy Zones on workers’ rights, pay, and conditions
Answer: The Modern Industrial Strategy published in June 2025 will increase business investment and grow the industries of the future in the UK. Industrial Strategy Zones (ISZs) are the UK’s primary place-based growth interventions, I will therefore refer to ISZs...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordBusiness: Capital InvestmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7270More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what mechanisms are in place to ensure democratic oversight and transparency of Freeports, Special Economic Zones, Investment Zones, and Industrial Strategy Zones, particularly w
Answer: The Modern Industrial Strategy published in June 2025 will increase business investment and grow the industries of the future in the UK. Industrial Strategy Zones (ISZs) are the UK’s primary place-based growth interventions, I will therefore refer to ISZs...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordFreeports: Job CreationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7269More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the findings of the Fourth Report of the Business and Trade Committee of session 2023-24 on the levels of job creation from existing freeports compared to those
Answer: The Modern Industrial Strategy published in June 2025 will increase business investment and grow the industries of the future in the UK. Industrial Strategy Zones (ISZs) are the UK’s primary place-based growth interventions, I will therefore refer to ISZs...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordBusiness: Capital InvestmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7268More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance has been issued as to whether existing and future Freeports, Special Economic Zones, Investment Zones, and Industrial Strategy Zones will be required to comply with
Answer: The Modern Industrial Strategy published in June 2025 will increase business investment and grow the industries of the future in the UK. Industrial Strategy Zones (ISZs) are the UK’s primary place-based growth interventions, I will therefore refer to ISZs...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordBusiness: Capital InvestmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7267More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the cumulative impact of Freeports, Special Economic Zones, Investment Zones, and Industrial Strategy Zones on the UK’s overall regulatory framewor
Answer: The Modern Industrial Strategy published in June 2025 will increase business investment and grow the industries of the future in the UK. Industrial Strategy Zones (ISZs) are the UK’s primary place-based growth interventions, I will therefore refer to ISZs...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordBusiness: Capital InvestmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7266More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many (a) Freeports, (b) Special Economic Zones, (c) Investment Zones, and (d) Industrial Strategy Zones are currently operational or in development across the UK; and what to
Answer: The Modern Industrial Strategy published in June 2025 will increase business investment and grow the industries of the future in the UK. Industrial Strategy Zones (ISZs) are the UK’s primary place-based growth interventions, I will therefore refer to ISZs...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordIndia: ElectionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7222More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department’s policies of reports concerning revisions to electoral rolls in India which excluded Muslim vot
Answer: Our High Commission in New Delhi, together with our network of Deputy High Commissions, is following the Special Intensive Revision process, including in West Bengal. We will continue to monitor the situation.
Answered 12 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordYorkshire Water: FinesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7221More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many fines have been issued to Yorkshire Water in the past five years; how many of these fines have been cancelled and the reasons for their cancellation; and what steps her Depart
Answer: Since 2021, the Environment Agency has imposed six fines on Yorkshire Water totalling over £3.5 million, with no record of any fines or penalties being issued and cancelled. The cost burden for water company fines is borne by their shareholders, not by cu...
Answered 10 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7220More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has conducted an assessment on the impact of work-related stress on the life expectancy of health professionals (a) pre-COVID and (b) post-COVID.
Answer: There has been no assessment made on the impact of work-related stress on the life expectancy of health professionals pre-COVID and post-COVID.We know that sickness absence relating to stress and mental health in the National Health Service workforce has ...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: DatabasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7219More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of whether staff felt able to raise concerns during Federated Data Platform pilot deployments; and what mechanisms exist within NHS trusts for staff to raise concerns
Answer: The NHS Federated Data Platform (NHS FDP) safely connects information from different systems across the National Health Service into a single, secure environment. This allows staff to co-ordinate care better to improve outcomes for patients.The NHS FDP is...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: ProcurementDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7218More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps NHS England takes to ensure that conflicts of interest do not influence pilot evaluation or procurement decisions.
Answer: National Health Service trusts, foundation trusts and integrated care boards are required to comply with robust national frameworks for managing conflicts of interest, including in relation to procurement decisions.NHS England’s statutory guidance, Managi...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordChelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: PalantirDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7217More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether disclosures of interest were made by senior figures at Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust in relation to Palantir or associated organisations.
Answer: National Health Service trusts, foundation trusts and integrated care boards are required to comply with robust national frameworks for managing conflicts of interest, including in relation to procurement decisions.NHS England’s statutory guidance, Managi...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: ProcurementDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7216More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what conflict-of-interest policies apply to NHS trust chairs, board members and senior advisers involved in decisions relating to digital procurement.
Answer: National Health Service trusts, foundation trusts and integrated care boards are required to comply with robust national frameworks for managing conflicts of interest, including in relation to procurement decisions.NHS England’s statutory guidance, Managi...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: DatabasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7214More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance NHS England applies when assessing the robustness of statistical methodologies used to evaluate digital health pilots; and whether Federated Data Platform pilot evaluations were subje
Answer: Experience from managing demand during the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for an NHS Federated Data Platform (NHS FDP) to bring together data from multiple different systems in one secure place to help NHS staff make better decisions about patient...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: DatabasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7213More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make a statement to the House on the evidential basis and oversight of the Federated Data Platform contract.
Answer: Experience from managing demand during the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for an NHS Federated Data Platform (NHS FDP) to bring together data from multiple different systems in one secure place to help NHS staff make better decisions about patient...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: ProcurementDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7210More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what processes exist to revisit procurement decisions in medical bodies where the evidential basis for claimed benefits is subsequently cha
Answer: Individual contracts set out grounds for termination and relevant contracts are published by National Health Service bodies. Standard contracts generally include terms allowing termination for circumstances where contractual conditions, or Key Performance...
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: DatabasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7208More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England commissioned any independent evaluation of Federation Data Platform pilot outcomes prior to procurement of the national contract.
Answer: Experience from managing demand during the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for an NHS Federated Data Platform (NHS FDP) to bring together data from multiple different systems in one secure place to help NHS staff make better decisions about patient...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: PalantirDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7206More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which performance claims and verifiable evidence from Federated Data Platform pilot sites were used to inform the decision to award the national FDP contract to Palantir.
Answer: Experience from managing demand during the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for an NHS Federated Data Platform (NHS FDP) to bring together data from multiple different systems in one secure place to help NHS staff make better decisions about patient...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
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