Written questions

656 written questions tabled, most recent first.

10 Oct 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Digital Technology: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to continue the inter-ministerial group on tackling digital exclusion.

10 Oct 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Data Protection and Digital Information Bill

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has met his counterparts in the EU to discuss the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill.

10 Oct 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Information Commission

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has had discussions with the Information Commissioner’s Office on the future development of an Information Commission.

10 Oct 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Digital Technology: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to continue the inter-ministerial group on tackling digital exclusion.

10 Oct 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Space Technology: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has had meetings with the UK Space Agency to discuss the growth of Scotland’s space ecosystem.

10 Oct 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Quantum Technology: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to page 41 of the Information Commissioner’s Office report on Quantum Technologies published on 9 October 2024, what assessment he has made of the potential implications

10 Oct 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Departmental Responsibilities

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what proportion of his time the Minister of State for Data Protection and Telecoms dedicates to his ministerial role within his Department.

10 Oct 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 10 October 2024 to Question 5708 on European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts: Finance, whether the contract for construction was advertised.

10 Oct 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 10 October 2024 to Question 5708 on European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts: Finance, what estimate his Department has made of the construction cost

10 Oct 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Quantum Technology: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the response made to recommendation 5 in his Department's policy paper entitled Regulating quantum technology applications: government response to recommendations made

9 Oct 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Science and Innovation: China

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in China.

9 Oct 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Spaceflight: Shetland

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to visit the SaxaVord Spaceport in 2024.

9 Oct 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Quantum Technology: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has met with the National Quantum Technologies Programme Strategic Advisory Board to discuss how to reduce the potential impact of regulation on the levels of innovation in t

9 Oct 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Bioengineering

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to publish a new National Vision for Engineering Biology.

9 Oct 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Genomics: China

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Answer of 25 April 2024 to Question 22294 on Genomics: China, whether he has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the cross-departmental programme of work to

9 Oct 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

ICT: Edinburgh

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has had discussions with the University of Edinburgh following the cancellation of the exascale supercomputer project.

9 Oct 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Bioengineering: Databases

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has had discussions on national security considerations relating to biological data with (a) Genomics England, (b) UK Biobank and (c) NIHR Bioresource.

9 Oct 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Innovation: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to ensure that regulatory decisions taken by the Regulatory Innovation Office will occur in a timely manner.

9 Oct 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Innovation: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what the cost is of establishing the Regulatory Innovation Office.

7 Oct 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Arms Length Bodies

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will take steps to reduce the number of arm’s-length bodies sponsored by his Department.

7 Oct 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Digital Centre External Advisory Panel

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what the selection process was for members of his Department’s Digital Government panel.

7 Oct 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Research: Innovation

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on the 10th Research and Innovation Framework Programme.

7 Oct 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Nuclear Reactors: Renewable Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support the development of nuclear reactors which make use of re-processed fuels.

7 Oct 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Nuclear Reactors

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support the development of advanced modular reactors.

7 Oct 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Small Modular Reactors

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support the development of small modular reactors.

7 Oct 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Newcleo

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions (a) he, (b) Ministers in his Department and (c) officials in his Department have had with newcleo Ltd in the last three months.

12 Sep 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Spaceflight

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will take steps to support extravehicular activity on UK private space flight missions.

12 Sep 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 2 August 2024 to Question 1988, whether he made an assessment of the potential merits of holding an open competition for the appointment of the Director Genera

12 Sep 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Bioengineering: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much funding his Department plans to provide for infrastructure projects in the engineering biology sector in the next three financial years.

12 Sep 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to provide funding for the development of a new headquarters for the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts at the University of Reading to be completed by

Source: official written-questions record.