Written questions
1,840 written questions tabled, most recent first.
17 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for which roles his Department has considered using non-deterministic AI systems; and what mechanisms he plans to put in place to (a) monitor and (b) mitigate associated risks.
17 Jun 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Public Sector
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will publish guidance on the safe use of non-deterministic AI in public sector decision-making systems.
17 Jun 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will take legislative steps to introduce a regulatory framework to set standards for (a) testing and (b) verification of non-deterministic AI systems.
17 Jun 2025 · Home Office
Immigration and Police: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to assess the reliability of non-deterministic AI before it is used to support (a) policing, (b) public safety and (c) immigration processes.
17 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Databases
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the security implications of awarding NHS data management contracts to (a) Palantir Technologies Inc. and (b) other companies with significant overseas (i) defence an
17 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health: Data Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what due diligence steps his Department takes to assess national security risks before awarding public health data contracts to firms with links to (a) foreign intelligence or (b) military operatio
17 Jun 2025 · Cabinet Office
Palantir: Contracts
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has undertaken a cross-Government security risk assessment of sensitive data contracts awarded to Palantir Technologies Inc.
17 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Palantir: Contracts
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether contracts awarded to Palantir Technologies Inc. for NHS data infrastructure permit cross-border data sharing without UK regulatory approval.
17 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Databases
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made a cyber risk assessment of the use of Palantir’s software in centralised NHS data platforms.
17 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Chemicals: Sanitary Products
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer 13 June 2025 to Question 57485 on Chemicals: Sanitary Products, what further (a) research and (b) evidence does his Department plan to commission.
17 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Chemicals: Sanitary Products
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer 13 June 2025 to Question 57485 on Chemicals: Sanitary Products, which groups his Department plans to consult.
17 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospices: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 8 January 2025 to Question 21470 on Hospices: Charitable Donations, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the proposed funding increase for hospice care.
16 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Databases
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to ensure that NHS data handled by Palantir Technologies cannot be accessed or processed by non-UK government entities.
16 Jun 2025 · Treasury
Palantir
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions her Department has had with the National Cyber Security Centre on (a) long-term contract costs and (b) cybersecurity implications of awarding government-wide data infrastructure work to Palantir Tec
16 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Databases
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has consulted UK defence and intelligence agencies on awarding NHS data platform contracts to foreign-owned companies with defence-sector operations.
16 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Affordable Housing and Private Rented Housing: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on reviewing the balance of funding between housing support for private rents and long-term capital
16 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits: Social Rented Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, regarding Housing Benefit, if she will make it her policy to commit a portion of benefit funding into social housing.
16 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Housing Benefit: Landlords
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the total amount of housing benefit paid to private landlords in the last ten years.
16 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Housing Benefit and Universal Credit: Social Rented Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the potential impact of increased availability of social housing on levels of demand for (a) hou
16 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Housing Benefit and Social Rented Housing: Costs
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the cost of (a) Housing Benefit and (b) the provision of social housing in each of the next ten years.
16 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Housing Benefit: Landlords
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information her Department holds on the proportion of housing benefits that are paid to private landlords in (a) the UK and (b) other OECD countries.
16 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Landlords
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the introduction of Universal Credit on the level of payments made to private landlords.
16 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Housing Benefit: Private Rented Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of Housing Benefit as a mechanism for supporting people to live in the private rented sector.
16 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits: Private Rented Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help incentivise private landlords to rent to benefit recipients.
16 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Housing Benefit: Private Rented Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of (a) Housing Benefit and (b) other housing subsidies on rent levels in the private rented sector.
16 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Housing Benefit: Landlords
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much Housing Benefit was paid to private landlords (a) in real terms and (b) as a proportion of total Housing Benefit expenditure in each of the last ten years.
16 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Housing Benefit: Landlords
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much Housing Benefit is paid to private landlords in each (a) region and (b) local authority.
16 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Housing Benefit: Landlords
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much and what proportion of Housing Benefit is paid to private landlords.
16 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Housing Benefit and Universal Credit: Landlords
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much and what proportion of (a) Housing Benefit and (b) the housing element of Universal Credit is paid to private landlords.
16 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Housing Benefit: Rented Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of Housing Benefit recipients live in (a) private rented accommodation and (b) social housing.
Source: official written-questions record.