John Hayes MP: written questions
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Fuel Poverty: Rural AreasDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24622More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to reduce fuel poverty in rural areas.
Answer: The Government has committed £3.4 billion over the next 3 years towards heat decarbonisation and household energy efficiency, this includes £1.8bn to support fuel poverty schemes. Rural homes are supported through energy efficiency schemes including the E...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy Company Obligation: LincolnshireDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24621More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many ECO4 schemes have been funded in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire since 2022.
Answer: Since 2022 to the end of September 2024 (the latest available data by local authority and parliamentary constituency), ECO4 has installed 885 measures in 243 households in South Holland and the Deepings constituency, and 11,228 measures in 3,345 household...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordNorthern Ireland Office: Artificial IntelligenceNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 17 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24620More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, for what purposes (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have used AI in the last 12 months.
Answer: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is at the heart of the Government’s plan to kickstart an era of economic growth, transform how we deliver public services, and boost living standards for working people across the Country.Northern Ireland Office Ministers do n...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordWales Office: Artificial IntelligenceWales OfficeTabled 17 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24619More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, for what purposes (a) Ministers and (b) officials in her Department have used AI in the last 12 months.
Answer: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is at the heart of the Government’s plan to kickstart an era of economic growth, transform how we deliver public services, and boost living standards for working people across the country. I am keen to adopt AI across the Depa...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordScotland Office: Artificial IntelligenceScotland OfficeTabled 17 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24618More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, for what purposes (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have used AI in the last 12 months.
Answer: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is at the heart of the Government’s plan to kickstart an era of economic growth, transform how we deliver public services, and boost living standards for working people across the Country. A small number of officials in the de...
Answered 24 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24142More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to improve information about early diagnosis for prostate cancer for men from areas of socio-economic deprivation.
Answer: NHS England and the integrated care boards are responsible for ensuring healthcare needs of local communities are met. These responsibilities include considering adequate healthcare provision, care, and wider support for local populations, including in ru...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24141More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to increase access to PSA tests for the early diagnosis of prostate cancer for men in rural areas.
Answer: NHS England and the integrated care boards are responsible for ensuring healthcare needs of local communities are met. These responsibilities include considering adequate healthcare provision, care, and wider support for local populations, including in ru...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: LandDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24140More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent estimate he has made of the quantity of best and most versatile agricultural land.
Answer: The current estimate of the quantity of best and most versatile agricultural land is 42% of agricultural land. Grades 1 and 2 together form about 21% of all farmland in England; Subgrade 3a also covers about 21%. The last publicly available estimate of BM...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: Artificial IntelligenceMinistry of JusticeTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24139More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what purposes (a) Ministers and (b) officials in her Department have used AI in the last 12 months.
Answer: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is at the heart of the Government’s plan to kickstart an era of economic growth, transform how we deliver public services, and boost living standards for working people across the country.To seize this opportunity, the Ministr...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPrime Minister: Artificial IntelligenceCabinet OfficeTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24138More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what purposes (a) special advisers and (b) officials in 10 Downing Street have used AI in the last 12 months.
Answer: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is at the heart of the Government’s plan to kickstart an era of economic growth, transform how we deliver public services, and boost living standards for working people across the country.The Government draws on a range of res...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Artificial IntelligenceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24137More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what purposes (a) Ministers and (b) officials in her Department have used AI in the last 12 months.
Answer: Ministers and officials utilise AI for various purposes. This includes automating routine tasks (such as data entry and document processing), supporting research and development initiatives and analysing large datasets to identify trends and inform policy...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24136More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what purposes (a) Ministers and (b) officials in her Department have used AI in the last 12 months.
Answer: DWP Ministers do not use AI for their official business. Over the last 12 months, our officials have utilised AI to support them in delivering better outcomes for customers. This includes the use of AI to increase colleague productivity, improve back-offi...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24135More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what purposes (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have used AI in the last 12 months.
Answer: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is at the heart of the new Government’s plan to kickstart an era of economic growth, transform how we deliver public services, and boost living standards for working people across the country. As of January 2025, officials are...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24134More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, for what purposes (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have used AI in the last 12 months.
Answer: Artificial Intelligence (AI) has huge potential to support the Government’s mission to make Britain a clean energy superpower and accelerate to net zero. Over the last 12 months DESNZ officials have, with robust safeguards and governance, used AI tools to...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAttorney General's Office: Artificial IntelligenceAttorney GeneralTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24133More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, for what purposes (a) Ministers and (b) officials in her Department have used AI in the last 12 months.
Answer: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is at the heart of the Government’s plan to kickstart an era of economic growth, transform how we deliver public services, and boost living standards for working people across the countryMinisters have not used AI in the Depar...
Answered 24 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Artificial IntelligenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23716More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what purposes (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have used AI in the last 12 months.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence is experimenting with a range of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to increase productivity and efficiency across the Department. That includes the use of informational chatbots, machine learning applications and generative AI to ...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordTreasury: Artificial IntelligenceTreasuryTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23715More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what purposes (a) Ministers and (b) officials in her Department have used AI in the last 12 months.
Answer: AI has transformative potential, with the ability to drive growth, raise living standards, transform public services, and improve the lives of working people across the UK. In HM Treasury, we are using AI to build tools that support policy makers, includi...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23714More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, for what purposes (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have used AI in the last 12 months.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade is committed to improving its productivity, including through AI and effective use of data. A range of AI tools are available for use by Ministers and officials across various roles the department, including: Microsof...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Education: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23713More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what purposes (a) Ministers and (b) officials in her Department have used AI in the last 12 months.
Answer: Artificial intelligence (AI) is at the heart of the government’s plan to kickstart an era of economic growth, transform how we deliver public services, and boost living standards for working people across the country.The department has been using Microsof...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordGambling: RegulationDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23712More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of regulation of gambling (a) advertising, (b) sponsorship and (c) marketing.
Answer: There are a range of robust rules in place to ensure that gambling adverts, wherever they appear, are socially responsible. The Gambling Commission is further strengthening protections on marketing to improve customer control and ensure marketing does not...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Artificial IntelligenceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23711More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, for what purposes (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have used AI in the last 12 months.
Answer: Artificial Intelligence (AI) will transform diplomatic practice and the FCDO's delivery, enhancing our diplomatic impact and increasing individual productivity and corporate efficiency.AI is already integrated into many commodity products and devices. Min...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Artificial IntelligenceHome OfficeTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23710More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what purposes (a) Ministers and (b) officials in her Department have used AI in the last 12 months.
Answer: AI is being used for a range of purposes in the HO, including:to improve business delivery as part of overall digital improvements in the department with well-established systems such as e-Gates, to allow entry at the Border; in our passport service, to s...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Artificial IntelligenceCabinet OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23265More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what purposes (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have used AI in the last 12 months.
Answer: As the Prime Minister made clear in his speech last week at the launch of the Government’s AI Opportunities Action Plan, AI can be used to radically improve public services, and we are determined to harness its potential. Ministers and officials in the Ca...
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23264More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what purposes (a) Ministers and (b) officials in her Department have used AI in the last 12 months.
Answer: Over the last 12 months AI has been used for a variety of purposes in the Department for Transport.The department is participating in a pilot of the Microsoft Copilot AI product with ~230 staff. The pilot is being conducted to determine the benefits of th...
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23263More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what purposes (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have used AI in the last 12 months.
Answer: The Department of Health and Social Care does not hold a record of all uses of artificial intelligence by officials and ministers.The Department of Health and Social Care has focused on establishing the enablers for adopting artificial intelligence (AI) r...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
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