Lee Anderson MP: written questions 2025
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73688More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what purposes their Department has used artificial intelligence in the last year.
Answer: In the last 12 months, Defra has explored the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) across a range of areas to improve delivery of public services, strengthen resilience, and support innovation. AI has been deployed in habitat maps, such as Living England, ...
Answered 8 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73687More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what purposes their Department has used artificial intelligence in the last year.
Answer: As part of its delivery of the Transport AI Action Plan, the Department has established an internal AI programme to identify opportunities and roll out appropriate AI tools and processes to ensure the Department is delivering best value for the public. As...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73686More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, for what purposes their Department has used artificial intelligence in the last year.
Answer: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is central to our plan for growth and transforming public services, guided by the Government AI Playbook.We have adopted general-purpose AI tools like Microsoft 365 Copilot, enabling civil servants to draft, summarise, and ana...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73685More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, for what purposes their Department has used artificial intelligence in the last year.
Answer: In the last year, the Department has expanded the use of artificial intelligence for a growing range of purposes within an AI governance framework consistent with the AI playbook for the UK Government. AI is being used to allow businesses to get tailored ...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73684More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what purposes their Department has used artificial intelligence in the last year.
Answer: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is included in the Government’s plan to support economic growth, change public service delivery, and influence living standards for people across the country. In the last year the Department for Work and Pensions have utilised...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73683More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, for what purposes their Department has used artificial intelligence in the last year.
Answer: The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has made use of artificial intelligence (AI) over the past year for a range of purposes including:Support to general corporate and administrative activities. For example, creating meeting notes, draf...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Education: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73682More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what purposes their Department has used artificial intelligence in the last year.
Answer: As part of our artificial intelligence (AI) adoption strategy, the department has established a secure infrastructure that enables teams to test and evaluate AI solutions within a controlled sandbox environment prior to the development of new AI-based p...
Answered 6 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73681More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what purposes their Department has used artificial intelligence in the last year.
Answer: The Department has developed, as proof-of-concept projects, artificial intelligence (AI) enabled summarisation tools that have been used to analyse and draw out key themes from free text and survey responses, as well as to summarise academic journals and ...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Artificial IntelligenceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73680More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what purposes their Department has used artificial intelligence in the last year.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 65073 on 14 July 2025, Question UIN 57235 on 9 June 2025, Question UIN 27966 on 13 February 2025, Question UIN 27102 on 7 February 2025, Question UIN 24137 on 4 March 2025 and the answer to Quest...
Answered 7 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: Artificial IntelligenceMinistry of JusticeTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73679More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what purposes their Department has used artificial intelligence in the last year.
Answer: Over the last year, the Ministry of Justice has begun using artificial intelligence to boost staff productivity, reduce administrative burdens, and deliver better justice outcomes. Through the ‘AI for All’ initiative, all staff now have access to a secure...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Artificial IntelligenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73678More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what purposes their Department has used artificial intelligence in the last year.
Answer: Artificial Intelligence technologies offer the potential to transform all aspects of Defence - from the front lines to the back office - helping enhance operational effectiveness, improve productivity and maintain the UKs strategic advantage. Over 400 AI-...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Artificial IntelligenceHome OfficeTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73677More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what purposes their Department has used artificial intelligence in the last year.
Answer: AI is being used for a range of purposes in the Home Office 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 sup...
Answered 24 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Artificial IntelligenceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73676More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, for what purposes their Department has used artificial intelligence in the last year.
Answer: Artificial intelligence (AI) is improving the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's (FCDO) efficiency, security and analysis. Over the last year, that has included using AI for language translation, document classification and data analysis, in s...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTreasury: Artificial IntelligenceTreasuryTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73675More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what purposes their Department has used artificial intelligence in the last year.
Answer: The tools available in HM Treasury include two secure Large Language Models (LLMs) which can be interacted with as you would a chatbot. There are a wide range of possible uses for these tools, including drafting, summarising and rewording text. The other ...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Artificial IntelligenceCabinet OfficeTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73674More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what purposes their Department has used artificial intelligence in the last year.
Answer: Over the last year, the Cabinet Office has used artificial intelligence to enhance efficiency, improve productivity, and accelerate operational speed across government.The Department’s goal has been to use AI - where reasonable and possible to do so - to ...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordWind Power: ComponentsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73673More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what components of wind turbines are (a) supplied and (b) manufactured in the UK.
Answer: The Offshore Wind Regional Growth Prospectuses set out a range of current manufacturing and services capabilities in the UK, as well as growth opportunities, including in blade, foundation and cable manufacture; secondary steel components; cable installat...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCraig and Lindsay ForemanForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73672More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what (a) diplomatic and (b) consular support his Department has given to Craig and Lindsay Foreman in the last three months.
Answer: We are deeply concerned by Craig and Lindsay's detention in Iran. We are providing them with consular assistance and remain in close contact with their family members. We continue to raise the case directly with the Iranian authorities.
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCraig and Lindsay ForemanForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73671More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to support Craig and Lindsay Foreman in Iran.
Answer: We are deeply concerned by Craig and Lindsay's detention in Iran. We are providing them with consular assistance and remain in close contact with their family members. We continue to raise the case directly with the Iranian authorities.
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: English LanguageDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73670More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding has been allocated to local authorities to support (a) primary and (b) secondary school pupils who have English as a second language in each of the last five years.
Answer: The schools national funding formula (NFF) allocates core funding to local areas for mainstream schools. The NFF includes an English as an additional language (EAL) factor. Pupils attract this funding to their school if their first language is not English...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: English LanguageDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73669More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with (a) teachers and (b) head teachers on teaching pupils who have English as a second language.
Answer: My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education has not recently met with teachers or headteachers to discuss teaching pupils whose first language is other than English.
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: English LanguageDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73668More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the total cost of support provided to pupils with English as an additional language in (a) primary and (b) secondary education in each of the last five years.
Answer: The schools national funding formula (NFF) allocates core funding to local areas for mainstream schools. The NFF includes an English as an additional language (EAL) factor. Pupils attract this funding to their school if their first language is not English...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: Translation ServicesDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73667More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the total cost of (a) translations and (b) interpretation services in (i) primary and (ii) secondary schools in each of the last three years.
Answer: The schools national funding formula (NFF) allocates core funding to local areas for mainstream schools. The NFF includes an English as an additional language (EAL) factor. Pupils attract this funding to their school if their first language is not English...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: English LanguageDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73666More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department holds on the proportion of (a) primary and (b) secondary school pupils who do not speak English as their first language who arrived in the UK in each of the last five years.
Answer: The requested data on the number of primary and secondary school pupils who have English as an additional language can be found here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics/2024-25.The m...
Answered 3 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: English LanguageDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73665More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department holds on the number of (a) primary and (b) secondary school pupils who have English as a second language.
Answer: The requested data on the number of primary and secondary school pupils who have English as an additional language can be found here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics/2024-25.The m...
Answered 3 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73657More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with (a) NICE and (b) NHS England on the (i) availability of and (ii) access to new treatments for patients with secondary breast cancer.
Answer: Ministers and Department officials have regular discussions with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and NHS England on a range of issues including access to new treatments.NICE makes recommendations for the National Health Servic...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
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