Victoria Collins MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63420More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what his planned timetable is for publishing the consultation on the proposed AI Bill.
Answer: The Government plans to publish a consultation later this year on AI legislation.
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: International CooperationDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63166More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of establishing an international AI safety agency headquartered in the UK.
Answer: AI is the technology driving the next global industrial revolution - creating the economic growth which is central to our Plan for Change. Through the AI opportunities action plan, we are cementing Britain's position as a world leader on AI.The UK is comm...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial IntelligenceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61988More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department plans to work with technology companies to co-develop (a) standards and (b) frameworks to help increase levels of trust in AI among (i) the public and (ii) busine
Answer: The government recognises the importance of trust in AI systems. DSIT is building confidence in and driving adoption of AI by supporting a growing, competitive, and dynamic AI assurance ecosystem. AI assurance can help provide the basis for consumers to t...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: FraudDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59579More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Home Affairs on protecting (a) elderly and (b) vulnerable people against AI scams using deepfake content; and what ste
Answer: DSIT regularly engages with Home Office on ongoing efforts to protect users from online harms, including AI-generated scams. AI generated content is regulated by the Online Safety Act where it is shared on an in-scope service and constitutes either illega...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: DisinformationDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57832More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Home Office on protecting (a) elderly and (b) vulnerable people against AI-generated scams in the form of deepfake content.
Answer: DSIT regularly engages with Home Office on ongoing efforts to protect users from online harms, including AI-Generated scams. AI generated content is regulated by the Online Safety Act where it is shared on an in-scope service and constitutes either illega...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: DisinformationDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57828More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to protect girls and young women from the impact of sexualised AI deepfakes.
Answer: Sharing or threatening to share a deepfake intimate image without consent is illegal. Synthetically created content is regulated by the Online Safety Act where it is shared on an in-scope service and is illegal content or content harmful to children. Gove...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordVoice over Internet Protocol: Impact AssessmentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57825More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department conducted a Disability Impact Assessment of the Public Switched Telephone Network migration.
Answer: The Department has not conducted a Disability Impact Assessment. The Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) migration is an industry-led programme and does not result from a government decision.The Government is committed to ensuring that any risks aris...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: DogsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55940More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to establish (a) a timetable and (b) interim targets for the replacement of dogs in regulatory scientific procedures; and if he will make it his poli
Answer: The Labour Manifesto includes a commitment to “partner with scientists, industry, and civil society as we work towards the phasing out of animal testing”, which is a long-term goal.The government will publish a strategy to support the development, validat...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: DogsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55939More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department plans to allocate additional funding through UK Research and Innovation for the validation of non-animal new approach methodologies to help replace the use of dog
Answer: The Government is committed to the development of non-animal alternatives and will publish a strategy to support their development, validation and adoption later this year.UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has a diverse portfolio of investments that suppo...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTelecommunications: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55586More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to consult on draft regulations to commence Sections 61 to 64 of the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022.
Answer: Draft regulations to commence sections 61 – 64 of the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022 are currently subject to a technical consultation. The consultation, which launched on 7 May and is open until 23.59 on 2 July 2025, can ...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament record5G: InfrastructureDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53349More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March 2025 to Question 38243 on 5G: Infrastructure, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of commencing Sections 61 to 64 of the Product Sec
Answer: Following the 2017 reforms, government representatives engaged regularly with stakeholders about their impact. The changes made by the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022 were consulted on and received Parliamentary scrutiny du...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordTelecommunications: InfrastructureDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52945More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the level of telecoms site rental valuations following the 2017 Electronic Communications Code reforms on rural connec
Answer: The aim of the 2017 reforms was to encourage investment in digital networks and improve coverage and connectivity across the UK. Based on Ofcom reporting, 4G rural geographic coverage from at least one operator has increased from 88% in May 2018 to a repo...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordResearch: Higher EducationDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52766More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking with universities to develop research and development policies in the (a) East and (b) rest of England.
Answer: The Government is clear that universities are a key partner in research and development, which is fundamental to kickstarting economic growth and delivering the Government’s missions. DSIT values the views of universities and engages closely with them thr...
Answered 23 May 2025
Original Parliament recordOnline Information Advisory CommitteeDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49604More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he has had with Ofcom on the terms of reference for the Advisory Committee on Online Information.
Answer: Ofcom and its advisory committees are independent of government. The design of the advisory committee’s Terms of Reference are therefore a matter for Ofcom.The Online Safety Act includes clear requirements for the Committee’s responsibilities: advising Of...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMedia: EducationDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47467More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 11 February 2025 to Question 29226 on Media, what the two media literacy programmes funded in 2024 were called; and where he plans to publish further informati
Answer: In 2024 the Government provided £0.5 million to expand the National Literacy Trust’s ‘Empower’ and Parent Zone’s ‘Everyday Digital’ programmes.‘Empower’ provided media literacy education to nearly 4,000 vulnerable students aged 11-16, who were excluded or...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Media: FraudDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46365More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to ensure social media companies (a) remove and (b) report (i) illegal counterfeit currency and (ii) fraudulent foreign exchange trading.
Answer: The illegal content duties under the Online Safety Act came into force on 17 March 2025. Social media services must now have systems and processes in place to proactively protect users from illegal fraudulent content. Ofcom’s illegal content Codes of Prac...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordInternet: ChildrenDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45302More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department plans to take steps to regulate unrealistic beauty standards in online content aimed at younger children.
Answer: Under the Online Safety Act, platforms and search services that are likely to be accessed by children must prevent children of all ages from encountering content that promotes, encourages or provides instructions for eating disorders.Providers must also c...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Media: DisinformationDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45301More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what measures his Department has discussed with social media companies to help tackle the spread of misinformation online.
Answer: The Online Safety Act focuses on the worst kinds of mis- and disinformation - that which is illegal content or content harmful to children. For example, its Foreign Interference Offence forces platforms to take proactive action against state-linked online...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45290More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will take steps to provide financial support to help scientists phase out the use of animals in medical research.
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting the uptake and development of alternative methods to the use of animals in science. UK Research and Innovation is committed to reducing the use of animals in research and provide a number of financial support mech...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Media: ChildrenDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44797More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent discussions his Department has had with social media companies on age restrictions for accessing social media.
Answer: Government is committed to protecting children’s safety online across the UK.The Online Safety Act requires social media platforms to consider, as part of their risk assessments, how their algorithms impact children’s exposure to illegal and harmful conte...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Media: Young PeopleDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44794More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce the potential impact of social media algorithms on addiction of young people to social media in (a) Harpenden and Berkhamsted constitu
Answer: Government is committed to protecting children’s safety online across the UK.The Online Safety Act requires social media platforms to consider, as part of their risk assessments, how their algorithms impact children’s exposure to illegal and harmful conte...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMobile PhonesDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35480More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using revenue generated by spectrum Annual Licence Fees to support improved mobile coverage.
Answer: Ofcom sets mobile spectrum fees independently to promote the optimal use of spectrum. The Government recognises the cost of these fees to the industry. Supporting investment in mobile networks is a priority and the Government continues to assess what furt...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRadio Frequencies: Mobile PhonesDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35479More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he has had with Ofcom on increasing spectrum available to mobile operators.
Answer: I have not had any discussions with Ofcom directly on increasing the spectrum available to mobile operators, but my officials are in regular discussion with them on spectrum issues. The Government recognises the importance of ensuring access to suitable s...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: InfrastructureDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31558More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of AI zones on local infrastructure.
Answer: The AI Opportunities Action Plan outlines how the UK can build the cutting-edge compute infrastructure needed to lead in AI development and deployment, securing long-term economic growth and staying at the forefront of AI innovation.AI Growth Zones will e...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDigital Technology: DisadvantagedDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31285More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make an estimate of how many and what proportion of (a) children, (b) adults and (c) pensioners in digital poverty in each year since 2018.
Answer: There is no single accepted definition of digital poverty, but we know that digital exclusion impacts people broadly across demographics with some, including older people, at higher risk.According to Ofcom in 2024, 6% of UK adults did not have internet ac...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
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