Richard Baker MP: written questions
14 published records · newest first.
Written questions
Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 900740More
Question: ?To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to help ensure that the UK has sovereign AI capacity.
Answer: AI is the most powerful technology of our lifetimes, and the engine of economic growth and of hard power.Britain must secure greater control and leverage over AI to boost our prosperity and protect our national security - especially in a context where acc...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordGambling: LicensingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 21 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3914More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what guidance will be issued to local licensing authorities on the application of gambling impact assessments across the United Kingdom.
Answer: Gambling Impact Assessments (GIAs) have now been introduced in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act. GIAs will allow local authorities to create a presumption against granting new gambling premises licences in a specific area, where there ...
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordTransport: DisabilityDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Apr 2026Awaiting answerUIN 130147More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to develop and implement service accessibility standards to ensure that transport services, associated technologies and infrastructure are inclusive and accessible for disabled people.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordDefence: ScotlandScotland OfficeTabled 26 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 908703More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of the Defence Growth Deal on Scotland.
Answer: The UK Government’s £50 million Scottish Defence Growth Deal is a step-change for Scotland’s industrial base. It will support skills, high-skilled jobs, innovation and regional growth. It will include £10 million for innovation facilities both on the Clyd...
Answered 15 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: Visual ImpairmentTreasuryTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118036More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has considered asking the Financial Conduct Authority to issue specific standards on payment terminal accessibility for blind and partially sighted people.
Answer: The government is committed to ensuring high standards of financial inclusion across the financial services sector, including accessibility for blind and partially sighted customers. The Equality Act 2010 provides legal protection from discrimination for ...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: Visual ImpairmentTreasuryTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118035More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) guidance on the treatment of vulnerable customers leads to changes in how payment terminals are (a) designed and (b) deployed
Answer: The government is committed to ensuring high standards of financial inclusion across the financial services sector, including accessibility for blind and partially sighted customers. The Equality Act 2010 provides legal protection from discrimination for ...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: Visual ImpairmentTreasuryTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118034More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of accessibility across all aspects of banking and financial services for blind and partially sighted customers, including (a) payment terminals, (b) online ba
Answer: The government is committed to ensuring high standards of financial inclusion across the financial services sector, including accessibility for blind and partially sighted customers. The Equality Act 2010 provides legal protection from discrimination for ...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordIndustryDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 906877More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what progress his Department has made in implementing the Industrial Strategy.
Answer: The whole of government is focused on delivering the Industrial Strategy to make the UK the best country to invest and grow. We are making progress, including:· Opening our consultation for the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme to reduce electrici...
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPoverty: Glenrothes and Mid FifeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96451More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to address the 15% of people who are dying in poverty in Mid Fife and Glenrothes every year.
Answer: A Scottish person at end of life can make a fast-tracked claim to the following reserved benefits (if they are eligible): Universal Credit (UC) and New Style Employment Support Allowance (NS ESA).Disability Benefits are devolved in Scotland and policy res...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPoverty: FifeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96450More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to address the 25.9% of working age people who are dying in poverty in Fife every year.
Answer: A Scottish person at end of life can make a fast-tracked claim to the following reserved benefits (if they are eligible): Universal Credit (UC) and New Style Employment Support Allowance (NS ESA).Disability Benefits are devolved in Scotland and policy res...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTerminal Illnesses: Low IncomesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96449More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an assessment of financial insecurity of people at the end of life.
Answer: The UK Government is committed to providing a financial safety net for those who need it. Support is available through the welfare system to those who are unable to work, are on a low income or have additional costs as a consequence of a long-term health ...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86940More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the design of the TRANSFORM trial includes sites that do not currently offer focal therapy; and how treatment diversity is being considered in trial recruitment.
Answer: The Department invests over £1.6 billion each year on research through its research delivery arm, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).In November 2023, the Government and Prostate Cancer UK (PCUK) announced the £42 million TRANSFORM...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86939More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what criteria his Department uses to determine site eligibility for participation in the TRANSFORM prostate cancer screening trial; and whether the availability of focal therapy is a requirement.
Answer: The Department invests over £1.6 billion each year on research through its research delivery arm, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).In November 2023, the Government and Prostate Cancer UK (PCUK) announced the £42 million TRANSFORM...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordChristianity: PalestineChurch CommissionersTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 905739More
Question: To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what support the Church of England is providing to Christians in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
Answer: The Church continues to support the Archbishops’ Appeal for the Diocese of Jerusalem, which helps more than thirty institutions, including hospitals, schools, clinics, rehabilitation centres, guesthouses, and retirement homes across the Diocese. Through c...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament record
Published records only — not a full account of an MP’s work. How we work →