Victoria Collins MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Internet: ChildrenDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14650More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that the Government's policy on children online safety is integrated throughout all departments.
Answer: DSIT works routinely with many other departments to ensure that child online safety is embedded in their work. Examples include with DCMS and DfE to support safe offline spaces and activities for children, access to high-quality programming and content, a...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13348More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what artificial intelligence services or tools are used by their department; and whether the department has a contract with each provider of those services.
Answer: The Government is committed to adopting artificial intelligence in a way that is transparent, responsible and accountable to the public. Information about algorithmic and AI tools used by government departments to support decisions that affect members of ...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11033More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, which Government departments currently use artificial intelligence products or services provided by Anthropic; and which AI providers each Government department has contracted with or i
Answer: Decisions on AI products and services, including any contractual arrangements, are for individual departments to take. Information on individual contracts awarded above the relevant thresholds are published by individual departments.The Department for Sci...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordBroadband: Harpenden and BerkhamstedDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5606More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the announcement on 26 May 2026 of the cancellation of later-stage Project Gigabit contracts, what steps she is taking to prevent rural and hard-to-reach communities f
Answer: As of January 2026, Ofcom reports that 83% of premises in the Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency have access to a gigabit-capable connection.For the remaining premises within Harpenden and Berkhamsted which have been removed from Project Gigabit contr...
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordBroadband: Harpenden and BerkhamstedDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5605More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the announcement of the cancellation of later-stage Project Gigabit contracts on 26 May 2026, when improved broadband access will be delivered in Harpenden and Berkham
Answer: As of January 2026, Ofcom reports that 83% of premises in the Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency have access to a gigabit-capable connection.For the remaining premises within Harpenden and Berkhamsted which have been removed from Project Gigabit contr...
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordProject Gigabit: HertfordshireDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 5118More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, following the announcement on 26 May 2026 regarding the cancellation of later-stage Project Gigabit contracts, how many premises in Hertfordshire will no longer be eligible to receive g
Answer: Building Digital UK (BDUK) and CityFibre have recently agreed changes to the scope of its Project Gigabit contracts to reflect updated commercial rollout plans and wider market conditions. Updated market data shows that a significant number of premises ar...
Answered 3 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordProject Gigabit: Harpenden and BerkhamstedDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 5117More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, following the announcement on 26 May 2026 regarding the cancellation of later-stage Project Gigabit contracts, how many premises in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency will no longer
Answer: Building Digital UK (BDUK) and CityFibre have recently agreed changes to the scope of its Project Gigabit contracts to reflect updated commercial rollout plans and wider market conditions. Updated market data shows that a significant number of premises ar...
Answered 3 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Media: FraudDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 5011More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent assessment her Department has made of the role of social media companies in facilitating online fraud and scams.
Answer: Online platforms, including social media, are being exploited by criminals to commit crime. Data from the banking and financial services sector suggests 53% of authorised push payment (APP) fraud cases in 2023 involved social media, messaging and call pla...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: LabellingDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 946More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent steps her Department has taken to develop AI content labelling to (a) support creatives and (b) reduce the impact of AI deepfakes on the creative industries.
Answer: There is an increasing use of AI tools and other forms of technical innovation in the creation and distribution of digital content, including by the creative industries. The government recognises that labelling AI-generated content can be helpful to consu...
Answered 22 May 2026
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: ChildrenDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 734More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she plans to take to include children’s perspectives in the policymaking process for generative AI.
Answer: Children’s perspectives are central to the government’s policy approach to generative AI.The Secretary of State recently brought together young people, campaigners, experts, and industry, to discuss childhood in the age of AI at Wilton Park. The event hig...
Answered 22 May 2026
Original Parliament recordInternet: ChildrenDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 732More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the accessibility of the consultation entitled Growing up in the online world: a national consultation, published on 2 March 2026, for people
Answer: The government is committed to ensuring that as many people as possible can take part in Growing up in the online world: a national consultation, including those without technical expertise.The government has produced tailored and more accessible versions...
Answered 22 May 2026
Original Parliament recordInternet: ChildrenDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 731More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, in what way she plans to use responses to the consultation entitled Growing up in the online world: a national consultation, published on 2 March 2026, to inform policymaking; and how t
Answer: All responses to the consultation titled: Growing up in the online world: a national consultation will be analysed and summarised, with a summary published on the GOV.UK website. Ministers will consider these views alongside evidence gathered through our ...
Answered 18 May 2026
Original Parliament recordInternet: ChildrenDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 730More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the stakeholder engagement in relation to the consultation entitled Growing up in the online world: a national consultation, published on
Answer: Alongside the consultation, which has had over 63,000 responses already, the Government launched a National Conversation to support broad and accessible engagement across the UK, including through schools, community settings and civil society organisation...
Answered 18 May 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Media: FraudDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126156More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the Fraud Strategy 2026 to 2029, published by the Home Office on 9 March 2026, to tackle online scams advertising on social me
Answer: While the Online Safety Act continues to be implemented, fraud is a ‘priority offence’ under the Act, with platforms already required to mitigate against criminals using their services and to remove scam content where appearing. Ofcom has existing robust ...
Answered 24 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Media: FraudDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126155More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent steps her Department has taken to tackle online scam advertising on social media.
Answer: While the Online Safety Act continues to be implemented, fraud is a ‘priority offence’ under the Act, with platforms already required to mitigate against criminals using their services and to remove scam content where appearing. Ofcom has existing robust ...
Answered 24 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordInternet: ChildrenDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126154More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how responses to the consultation entitled Growing up in the online world: a national consultation, published on 2 March 2026, will inform policymaking on this topic; and how those resp
Answer: Alongside the consultation, the Government launched a National Conversation to support broad and accessible engagement across the UK, including through schools, community settings and civil society organisations, ensuring a wide range of perspectives info...
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordInternet: ChildrenDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126153More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the survey for children and young people as part of the consultation entitled Growing up in the online world: a national consu
Answer: The government is committed to ensuring that as many parents and young people as possible can take part in Growing up in the online world: a national consultation.The government has produced tailored and more accessible versions of the consultation for pa...
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordInternet: ChildrenDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126152More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the accessibility of the consultation entitled Growing up in the online world: a national consultation, published on 2 March 2026, for people
Answer: The government is committed to ensuring that as many parents and young people as possible can take part in Growing up in the online world: a national consultation.The government has produced tailored and more accessible versions of the consultation for pa...
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordInternet: ChildrenDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126151More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the stakeholder engagement underpinning the consultation entitled Growing up in the online world: a national consultation, published on 2
Answer: Alongside the consultation, the Government launched a National Conversation to support broad and accessible engagement across the UK, including through schools, community settings and civil society organisations, ensuring a wide range of perspectives info...
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordO2 and Starlink: Data ProtectionDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119069More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will hold discussions with (a) Starlink and (b) O2 on data protection.
Answer: All organisations providing services in the UK must comply with the UK’s data protection legislation, which is enforced independently of Government by the Information Commissioner.
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: LabellingDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118022More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made the potential merits of introducing content labelling requirements for AI-generated images and videos on social media platforms.
Answer: The government continues to explore the feasibility of technical solutions for the labelling of AI-generated content to support transparency, such as through the Deepfake Detection Challenge.AI is a general-purpose technology with a wide range of applicat...
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDigital Commercial Centre of ExcellenceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116076More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress the Digital Commercial Centre of Excellence within her Department has made in improving the procurement of digital services, including cloud, since its establishment.
Answer: The Digital Commercial Centre of Excellence (DCCOE) is responsible for delivering on the digital procurement recommendations made by the National Audit Office and Public Accounts Committee respectively. Since the establishment of the DCCOE we have made po...
Answered 6 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTechnology: Foreign Investment in UKDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111013More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the trends in the level of foreign acquisition of UK technology companies in the last five years.
Answer: International deals have remained constant at around 60% of total merger and acquisition activity since 2021, with a greater concentration in innovation-driven fields.Whilst this brings significant inward investment and unlocks funds to be reinvested back...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDigital Service Providers: USADepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109363More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what proportion of a) government departments b) critical public services and c) critical national infrastructure rely on US-owned cloud infrastructure; and what assessment her Departmen
Answer: Survey results in the State of Digital Government Review state that around 55% of central government organisations reported that over 60% of their estate is now on the cloud. All survey participants indicated that they use one of two leading cloud provide...
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: Child Sexual Abuse MaterialDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 23 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108075More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of making the testing of AI models a legal requirement to help prevent AI systems from being used to create child sexual
Answer: The government is committed to tackling the creation of this atrocious material. Creating, possessing, or distributing child sexual abuse material (CSAM), including AI Generated CSAM, is illegal. The Online Safety Act requires services to proactively iden...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
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