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Bill· Government BillBill 4035open

Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 November 2025

A Bill to Make provision, including provision amending the Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018, about the security and resilience of network and information systems used or relied on in connection with the carrying on of essential activities.

Law· Government BillBill 3825enacted

Data (Use and Access) Act 2025

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 October 2024

A bill to make provision about access to customer data and business data; to make provision about services consisting of the use of information to ascertain and verify facts about individuals; to make provision about the recording and sharing, and keeping of registers, of information relating to apparatus in streets; to make provision about the keeping and maintenance of registers of births and deaths; to make provision for the regulation of the processing of information relating to identified or identifiable living individuals; to make provision about privacy and electronic communications; to establish the Information Commission; to make provision about information standards for health and social care; to make provision about the grant of smart meter communication licences; to make provision about the disclosure of information to improve public service delivery; to make provision about the retention of information by providers of internet services in connection with investigations into child deaths; to make provision about providing information for purposes related to the carrying out of independent research into online safety matters; to make provision about the retention of biometric data; to make provision about services for the provision of electronic signatures, electronic seals and other trust services; to make provision about the creation and solicitation of purported intimate images and for connected purposes.

Bill· Government BillBill 3430open

Data Protection and Digital Information Bill

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 March 2023

A Bill to make provision for the regulation of the processing of information relating to identified or identifiable living individuals; to make provision about services consisting of the use of information to ascertain and verify facts about individuals; to make provision about access to customer data and business data; to make provision about privacy and electronic communications; to make provision about services for the provision of electronic signatures, electronic seals and other trust services; to make provision about the disclosure of information to improve public service delivery; to make provision for the implementation of agreements on sharing information for law enforcement purposes; to make provision about the keeping and maintenance of registers of births and deaths; to make provision about information standards for health and social care; to establish the Information Commission; to make provision about oversight of biometric data; and for connected purposes.

Question· Written questionHL HL2108answered

Artificial Intelligence: Automation

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 July 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implications of artificial intelligence-driven automation for working hours in sectors affected by significant technological change.

Question· Written questionHL HL2109answered

Technology: Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 July 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the contribution of investment by artificial intelligence and cyber security companies to the UK technology sector.

Question· Written questionHL HL2111answered

Animal Experiments

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 July 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment have they made of the 45 per cent increase in scientific procedures using horses from 2015 to 2025, set out in the Annual statistics of scientific procedures on living animals, Great Britain 2025; and what s

Question· Written questionUIN 17697answered

Digital Technology: Older People

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 10 July 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of digital exclusion among older people.

Question· Written questionUIN 17852answered

Smart Devices: Data Protection and National Security

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 10 July 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the (a) potential impact of the use of Cellular Internet of Things modules in consumer products, including internet-connected vaping devices,

Question· Written questionUIN 18836answered

Ofcom: Women

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 July 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps Ofcom is taking to implement the Supreme Court judgment in the case of For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers of 16 April 2025.

Question· Written questionUIN 17853answered

Smart Devices: China

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 10 July 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the (a) National Cyber Security Centre and (b) National Security Unit for Procurement have provided advice to (i) Ministers and (ii) officials on risks associated with the use o

Question· Written questionHL HL1939answered

AI Growth Zones

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 July 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the feasibility of delivering the proposed Artificial Intelligence Growth Zones by 2030.

Question· Written questionHL HL1941answered

Employment: Artificial Intelligence

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 July 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of artificial intelligence on employment in occupations with high exposure to generative artificial intelligence.

Question· Written questionHL HL1835answered

Crime and Policing Act 2026

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 July 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government when section 100 of the Crime and Policing Act 2026 pertaining to the 48-hour take-down requirement for intimate image content will commence.

Question· Written questionHL HL1842answered

Children and Young People: Social Media

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 July 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of social media use on loneliness and social isolation among children and young people.

Question· Written questionUIN 18290answered

Government Departments: Digital Service Providers

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 July 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential operational and national-security risks arising from government departments deploying a small number of cloud-service providers.

Question· Written questionHL HL1780answered

Graduates: Employment

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 July 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of artificial intelligence on the availability of graduate training and entry-level professional roles.

Question· Written questionUIN 18640answered

Copernicus Programme and Horizon Europe: Costs

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 July 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what the cost to the public purse of participation in (a) Horizon and (b) Copernicus is, in (i) 2025-26 and (ii) 2026-27.

Question· Written questionUIN 18296answered

Cybersecurity: Recruitment and Labour Turnover

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 July 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to help improve the recruitment and retention of cybersecurity specialists.

Question· Written questionUIN 18837answered

Research: Disclosure of Information

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 July 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Areas of Research interest gov.uk page published by the Government Office for Science, what plans she has to update her Department's area of research interests, la

Question· Written questionUIN 18879answered

Innovation: Investment

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 July 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to support locally led innovation investment in a) Ribble Valley constituency and b) Lancashire.

Question· Written questionUIN 18585answered

Innovation and Technology: Obesity

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 July 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 13 July 2026 to Question 15321 on Innovation and Technology: Obesity, whether the evaluation activity will be independent of Eli Lilly and Company; whether it

Question· Written questionHL HL1787answered

Telecommunications: Codes of Practice

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 July 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what industry submissions on cost were received during the consultation on the revised Telecommunications Security Code of Practice 2026; and whether they will publish that underlying data.

Question· Written questionUIN 18507answered

Social Media: Animal Welfare

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 July 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions she has had with regulated online platforms on preventing the spread of social media trends that encourage acts of animal cruelty.

Question· Written questionUIN 18506answered

Social Media: Animal Welfare

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 July 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the prevalence of social media trends that encourage acts of animal cruelty.

Question· Written questionUIN 17988answered

Artificial Intelligence: Legislation

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 July 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of a) the US Cloud Act and b) the EU AI Act; and whether she has plans to bring forward similar legislation.

Question· Written questionUIN 17998answered

Artificial Intelligence

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 July 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether (a) her Department and (b) its Arm’s Length Bodies have financially supported the development of any technical solutions to protect the creative industries from unauthorised AI

Question· Written questionUIN 17688answered

Data Protection: Age Assurance

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 July 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to Answer of 7 July 2026 to Question 14208, what guidance her Department has issued on the maximum period for which personal data collected for age assurance purposes should be

Question· Written questionUIN 17687answered

Data Protection: Age Assurance

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 July 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of personal data retained by age-assurance providers on levels of a) cyber attacks and b) data breaches.

Question· Written questionHL HL1889answered

Software: Licensing

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 July 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Social Market Foundation, Clearing the Air, published on 3 July 2024, which suggested that restrictive software licensing practices may cost the UK public sector £60 milli

Question· Written questionHL HL1706answered

Artificial Intelligence: Weather

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 July 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the resilience of artificial intelligence research infrastructure in extreme weather events.

Question· Written questionUIN 18938answered

Animal Experiments

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 July 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Annual statistics of scientific procedures on living animals, Great Britain 2025, published in July 2026, what steps she is taking to replace the use of specially

Question· Written questionUIN 18937answered

Animal Experiments

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 July 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Annual statistics of scientific procedures on living animals, Great Britain 2025, published in July 2026, what steps she is taking to replace the use of non-human

Question· Written questionUIN 18085answered

Data Centres: Water Supply

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 July 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the development of AI data centres on local energy and water resources.

Question· Written questionUIN 18841answered

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Artificial Intelligence

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 July 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps the Department is taking with employers to ensure that qualifications and digital badges earned through the AI Skills Boost programme are recognised in recruitment and workpl

Question· Written questionUIN 17114answered

Intellectual Property Office: Patents

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 July 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to question 5167 on Patents: Disclosure of Information, what recent discussions the minister has had with major companies on the effectiveness of the IPO online search tool.

Question· Written questionUIN 18880answered

Innovation and Research: Ribble Valley

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 July 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that young people have access to education, skills, and career opportunities arising from investment in research and innovation in Ribble V

Question· Written questionUIN 17247answered

Data Centres: Outages

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 July 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when her Department last conducted a risk assessment of the ability of data centres designated as Critical National Infrastructure to continue operating during a sustained cyberattack.

Question· Written questionUIN 18685answered

Animal Experiments: Research

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 July 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of adopting the legislative framework championed by Animal Free Research UK known as Herbie's Law.

Question· Written questionUIN 16841answered

Data Centres: Regulation

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 July 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will take steps to introduce a single framework to regulate data centres.