Preet Kaur Gill MP: written questions 2025
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Africa: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26947More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to develop an Africa strategy.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary launched a five-month consultation to inform the UK's new approach to the African continent during his visit to Nigeria and South Africa in November 2024. This follows the manifesto commitment to develop a fundamentally transformed p...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26946More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what (a) countries and (b) regions he is prioritising for the allocation of official development assistance.
Answer: Our mission is to build partnerships to help create a world free from poverty on a liveable planet. The FCDO's development spending will be used to achieve better development outcomes as part of a coherent international approach, with a strong focus on po...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: ResearchDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26945More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to help establish international partnerships in AI research and development.
Answer: The UK is committed to working closely with our international partners to promote the development and use of AI, including by driving collaboration on shared research and development initiatives. We will deliver on the recommendations recently announced A...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: InfrastructureDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26944More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to help promote the development of AI infrastructure including (a) data centres and (b) high-performance computing facilities to support the growth of AI technol
Answer: The government recognises the critical role of AI and data centre infrastructure as the backbone of the AI ecosystem and the importance of supporting its growth.The AI Opportunities Action Plan, which was developed by Matt Clifford, sets out how the UK ca...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: TrainingDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26943More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to help improve AI skills in the workforce.
Answer: Lifelong learning and adaptability are key to ensuring everyone can prosper in an increasingly technology-driven world.Matt Clifford’s AI Opportunities Action Plan outlines the steps the UK must take to build a strong, diverse talent pipeline, realising A...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: InfrastructureDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26942More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment has he made of the potential impact of AI Growth Zones on AI capabilities in the UK.
Answer: The AI Growth Zones (AIGZs) will help secure the UK’s position as a global leader in AI innovation, ensuring benefits for the whole of the UK. AI infrastructure is the backbone of the AI ecosystem, and is crucial to supporting its growth. AIGZs are closel...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: Skilled WorkersDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26941More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent assessment has he made of the AI skills gap.
Answer: Reducing the AI skills gap is critical for increasing the UK’s productivity and delivering long-term growth. DSIT regularly reviews the status of the UK’s AI labour market, and most recently commissioned Gardiner & Theobald LLP to conduct a survey of ...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPatients: Ethnic GroupsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26496More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of updating the national mandatory standard for the (a) collection and (b) analysis of ethnicity to include (i) Jewish, (
Answer: The merits of including Jewish or Sikh as an option when recording ethnicity in National Health Service data, and other issues relating to how the NHS records information on protected characteristics, are being considered by the Unified Information Standa...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPatients: SikhsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26495More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS services allow patients to identify as (a) Sikh under ethnicity questions and (b) Sikhism as their religion.
Answer: The merits of including Jewish or Sikh as an option when recording ethnicity in National Health Service data, and other issues relating to how the NHS records information on protected characteristics, are being considered by the Unified Information Standa...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPatients: JewsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26494More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS services allow patients to identify as (a) Jewish under ethnicity questions and (b) Judaism as their religion.
Answer: The merits of including Jewish or Sikh as an option when recording ethnicity in National Health Service data, and other issues relating to how the NHS records information on protected characteristics, are being considered by the Unified Information Standa...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPatients: JewsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26493More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of implementing recommendation 6 of the NHS Race & Health Observatory's report entitled Review of NHS health communications with (and for) the Je
Answer: The merits of including Jewish or Sikh as an option when recording ethnicity in National Health Service data, and other issues relating to how the NHS records information on protected characteristics, are being considered by the Unified Information Standa...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric BicyclesDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26056More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of requiring electric bike users to (a) have a number plate and (b) be insured.
Answer: The Government has no intention of requiring cyclists, including those who ride Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycles, to display number plates or to have insurance. This would require a national registration scheme for all cycles which would be complex and ...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHousehold Support FundDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25735More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether it is her policy to allow Household Support Fund allocations to be used by local authorities to purchase (a) slow cookers and (b) kettles.
Answer: In England, the Household Support Fund is a scheme providing discretionary support to those most in need towards the cost of essentials, such as food, energy and water and to support with essentials linked to these for example, energy efficient items whic...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Licences: Digital TechnologyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25734More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the digital driving licence will be accepted as a valid form of photo ID.
Answer: While the legal purpose of the driving licence is to convey driving entitlement, they are already commonly accepted as proof of age or identity. The Department for Science and Technology’s (DSIT) ambition is that, in time, the digital driving licence will...
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial IntelligenceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25733More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to his Department's press release of 21 January 2025 entitled Shake up of tech and AI usage across NHS and other public services to deliver plan for change, whether he ha
Answer: The Government is excited about the opportunity presented to adopt AI for the public good, including for parliamentary staff and the public sector at large. In service of this, the Government has introduced the GDS Blueprint which outlined the GovAI toolk...
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordRemittancesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25732More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will collect data on family remittances from the UK.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office does not collect or report this data on the flow of family remittances out of the UK. The best source is the World Bank Group's remittance data which captures flows through formal banking systems and is pub...
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordRemittances: Fees and ChargesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25731More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to reduce transfer fees on family remittances.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) co-convene, with Save the Children, a UK-based Remittances Working Group which works with key partners including remittance service providers, diaspora communities, NGOs, and other UK government depa...
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: Gender EqualityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25730More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what proportion of bilateral programme funding had a gender equality policy marker in the last two years for which information is available; and what proportion of that fundi
Answer: Official data, sourced from the Statistics for International Development, and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Development Assistance Committee (DAC) Creditor Reporting System, is available for 2022 and 2023. This data ind...
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25729More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to deliver humanitarian aid to Sudan.
Answer: The UK continues to provide humanitarian assistance to support people in Sudan and those who have fled the country. The UK has recently doubled its Official Development Assistance (ODA) this year in response to the conflict in Sudan to £226.5 million - th...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDiagnosis: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25728More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the use of artificial intelligence in NHS diagnostics.
Answer: The deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) in the National Health Service is still at a relatively early stage, with the majority of AI technologies, including diagnostic tools, being deployed in a research capacity. To address this, the Department is...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAfghanistan: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25727More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to help ensure the long-term stability of (a) NGOs and (b) aid agencies that (i) provide humanitarian support and (ii) have other opera
Answer: The UK is a strong supporter of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and aid agencies in Afghanistan. We are planning £161 million in aid to Afghanistan this financial year (2024-25), much of which supports NGOs to deliver lifesaving humanitarian aid for...
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAfghanistan: WomenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25726More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made recent representations to the authorities in Afghanistan on the treatment of women and girls in that country.
Answer: We repeatedly condemn the Taliban's draconian restrictions on women and girls' rights, both bilaterally and internationally. The UK Mission to Afghanistan in Doha continues to press Taliban acting ministers and Afghan officials on their grotesque human ri...
Answered 30 Jan 2025
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