Jas Athwal MP: written questions
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Written questions
Internet: Abuse and DiscriminationDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86515More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle AI-driven (a) abuse and (b) discrimination.
Answer: The Online Safety Act 2023 places robust duties on user-to-user and search services to tackle abuse and discrimination where it is illegal or harmful to children. These duties apply regardless of whether content is created by AI or not. Services must impl...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPornography: InternetDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86514More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to make harmful pornographic content illegal on online platforms.
Answer: The Online Safety Act protects users from harmful and illegal pornographic content. Extreme pornography is a priority offence, meaning that services must proactively mitigate and remove such content.In addition, the Secretary of State and Victims Minister...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordChild Sexual Abuse Material and Intimate Image Abuse: Artificial IntelligenceHome OfficeTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86513More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with relevant stakeholders on the use of proactive technology to (a) identify and (b) tackle (i) deepfakes and (ii) AI generated (A) intimate image abuse and (B
Answer: The Home Office actively engages with relevant stakeholders on the use of proactive technology to identify and tackle AI-enabled harms, including deepfakes, intimate image abuse and child sexual abuse images.Working in partnership with the Department for ...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordIntimate Image Abuse: SoftwareDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86512More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ban nudification apps from online app stores.
Answer: The government is concerned about the proliferation of AI-enabled products and services that facilitate the creation of deepfake non-consensual intimate images.Government legislated to ban the non-consensual creation of sexually explicit deepfake images i...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSikhs: DiscriminationHome OfficeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85555More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of establishing a statutory Code of Practice on the Sikh articles of faith to prevent discrimination.
Answer: The Home Office has made no assessment of the potential merits of establishing a statutory Code of Practice on Sikh articles of faith to prevent discrimination as religious discrimination is not a matter for the Home Office.
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFirst Time Buyers: Greater LondonTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80419More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help reduce barriers to home ownership in London for first-time buyers.
Answer: The most sustainable long-term method to improve housing affordability and help people into homeownership is to increase the supply of housing. The government is committed to building 1.5 million homes this parliament (compared to the 1 million homes deli...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFirst Time Buyers: Greater LondonTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80418More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to reform (a) Lifetime ISAs and (b) Stamp Duty Land Tax to support first time buyers in London.
Answer: SDLT continues to be an important source of government revenue, raising around £12 billion each year to help pay for the essential services the government provides. Any changes to SDLT would therefore have to be carefully considered given the potential ef...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFirst Time BuyersTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80417More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help first-time buyers in (a) London and (b) general.
Answer: The most sustainable long-term method to improve housing affordability and help people into homeownership is to increase the supply of housing. The government is committed to building 1.5 million homes this parliament (compared to the 1 million homes deli...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNeurological Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71700More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the (a) treatment and (b) care of patients with (a) non-preventable and progressive neurological conditions and (ii) Parkinson’s through the 10-Year H
Answer: The three shifts outlined in the 10-Year Health Plan will revolutionise care for people with Parkinson’s and other non-preventable progressive neurological conditions by shifting from hospital-centric care to community-based and preventative approaches, a...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordParkinson's Disease: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70156More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) assessment he has made and (b) research his Department has commissioned on the potential impact of Parkinson’s Disease on the (i) NHS, (ii) social care and (iii) the economy in (A) 2025 an
Answer: There are a number of initiatives at the national level supporting service improvement and better care for patients with Parkinson’s disease, including the RightCare Progressive Neurological Conditions Toolkit and the Getting It Right First Time Programme...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMigraines: Sick LeaveDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70155More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of migraines on (a) the economy and (b) levels of (i) presenteeism and (ii)absenteeism.
Answer: The Joint DWP and DHSC Work and Health Directorate was set up in 2015 in recognition of the significant link between work and health and to improve employment opportunities for disabled people and people with health conditions, including people with migra...
Answered 29 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFly-tippingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68212More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to tackle fly-tipping.
Answer: This Government will crack down on fly-tipping by supporting councils to seize and crush more vehicles of fly-tippers, forcing fly-tippers to clean up their mess and bringing in new prison sentences for those transporting waste illegally. We also taking s...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAtaxia: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68211More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase treatment options for people with Friedreich's Ataxia.
Answer: Working under the UK Rare Diseases Framework, the Government is committed to improving the lives of those living with rare diseases, such as Friedreich's Ataxia. One of the framework’s priorities is improving access to specialist care, treatments, and dru...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
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