Danny Chambers MP: written questions
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Driving LicencesDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120699More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made for the adequacy of waiting times for driving licence renewal where there are no limiting factors.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) aims to process all applications as quickly as possible. There are no delays in applications for a driving licence where there is no medical condition involved.The DVLA’s target for driving licence applicatio...
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120238More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps to ensure that AI-based mental health tools do not replace access to human-delivered psychological support where this is clinically appropriate.
Answer: The Government is clear that artificial intelligence (AI) based tools must not replace access to human‑delivered psychological support where this is clinically appropriate.Digital and AI tools can be used to support mental health services and those in nee...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120237More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what role AI-based mental health tools are expected to have within NHS mental health services.
Answer: The Government is clear that artificial intelligence (AI) based mental health tools are intended to support and complement, not replace, National Health Service mental health services.Within NHS mental health services, AI based tools are expected to play ...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTofersenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119748More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve accessibility to tofersen.
Answer: The Government recognises how important it is that patients with motor neurone disease are able to benefit from access to new clinically and cost-effective treatments. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is currently evaluating to...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordEmployment: GraduatesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119747More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the level of decrease in graduate job levels due to artificial intelligence.
Answer: This Government is committed to growth, and a key pillar of this is ensuring that everyone, including graduates, have access to good, meaningful work. As part of our ongoing assessment of labour market trends, we note that job vacancies have declined fr...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordEmployment: GraduatesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119116More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of AI on graduate job opportunities.
Answer: This Government is committed to growth, and a key pillar of this is ensuring that everyone, including graduates, have access to good, meaningful work. As part of our ongoing assessment of labour market trends, we note that job vacancies have declined fr...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing Ombudsman Service: StandardsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118414More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the current waiting times for the Housing Ombudsman.
Answer: The average waiting time for a case to be determined by the Housing Ombudsman in 2025/26 was 7.2 months.The Ombudsman is currently consulting on their 2026/27 Business Plan, which proposes a series of measures to reduce waiting times for tenants.
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordArmy: TrainingMinistry of DefenceTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116321More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the planned closure of Army Training Regiment Winchester on Army Phase 1 training capacity.
Answer: There is no projected impact to Army Basic Training capacity due to the closure of Army Training Regiment Winchester.
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFilm: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115683More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department is taking to help prevent films that have had their audiovisual material created by generative AI applications from claiming the AVEC and IFTC tax credits.
Answer: Details on the eligibility criteria for the Audio Visual Expenditure Credit (AVEC) and Independent Film Tax Credit (IFTC) can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-audio-visual-expenditure-credits-for-corporation-tax. The Government continues t...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFilm: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115682More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether a film can qualify for the AVEC and IFTC tax credits if all other eligible criteria is met but all the images and audio were created by AI.
Answer: Details on the eligibility criteria for the Audio Visual Expenditure Credit (AVEC) and Independent Film Tax Credit (IFTC) can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-audio-visual-expenditure-credits-for-corporation-tax. The Government continues t...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSchools: TransportDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113009More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the benefits of updating the Education Act 1944 with regard to distance thresholds for school transport.
Answer: The government is committed to creating opportunities for all children so that they can achieve and thrive. The department’s home-to-school travel policy aims to make sure that no child is prevented from accessing education by a lack of transport.The elig...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: RegulationDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112485More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the UK's artificial intelligence regulation.
Answer: AI is a general-purpose technology with a wide range of applications, which is why the UK believes that the vast majority of AI systems should be regulated at the point of use. In response to the AI Opportunities Action Plan, the Government committed to w...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: ChildrenDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112484More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential risk of the widespread use of artificial intelligence systems on children.
Answer: The Government takes the safety of children extremely seriously. We recognise the potential risks that AI systems pose, and that is why strong protections already apply. Under the Online Safety Act, in-scope AI services must assess the risk of harm to use...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108110More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how his Department calculated the cost of additional spending on medicines over the spending review period.
Answer: In relation to the recently announced plans to increase the standard cost-effectiveness threshold used by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), costs will start smaller but will increase over time as NICE approves more life improvi...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordJonathan BengerForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 23 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108109More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department instructed Jonathan Benger to meet with the United States Ambassador.
Answer: Ministers, officials and executives from a wide range of UK departments and agencies are in regular dialogue with US interlocutors on an equally wide range of issues. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office does not hold records of all such discu...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordJonathan BengerForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 23 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108108More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had discussions with the US ambassador on the potential summoning of Jonathan Benger.
Answer: Ministers, officials and executives from a wide range of UK departments and agencies are in regular dialogue with US interlocutors on an equally wide range of issues. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office does not hold records of all such discu...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Disease ControlDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107909More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to develop a national infection strategy.
Answer: The Government already has evidence-based policies in place to embed system-wide infection prevention and control measures to mitigate the impact of infection.For example, the National Infection Prevention and Control Manual (NIPCM) for England provides g...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRivers: Environment ProtectionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107603More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will have discussions with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on adding chalk streams to the list of irreplaceable habitats in the National Pla
Answer: Chalk streams are a large source of national pride. As one of Britain’s most nature-rich habitats, they support some of our rarest wildlife. During the passage of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill last year, the Government committed to consulting on Na...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMeat: SmugglingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106807More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether mandatory testing of seized illegal meat imports includes testing for infectious agents such as foot-and-mouth disease, African swine fever, and antimicrobial resistance genes.
Answer: Defra does not test seized illegal meat imports for infectious agents. Border Force and local authorities seize illegal meat imports, which must be safely disposed of in accordance with animal by-products rules.
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordNATO Countries: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 907381More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps she is taking to support the sovereignty of NATO allies.
Answer: The UK is steadfast in its commitment to NATO. For over 75 years, NATO has kept us safe, prosperous and united.Last week, the Foreign Secretary visited the Arctic Circle, where she emphasised that Arctic security is a critical transatlantic partnership is...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: RegulationDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104876More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent progress her Department has made on introducing an artificial intelligence bill; what timetable has been set for its publication; and what interim regulatory steps are being
Answer: The government does not speculate on legislation ahead of future parliamentary sessions.A range of existing rules already apply to Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems, such as data protection, competition, equality legislation and other forms of sectoral...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: PornographyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 9 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104566More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what fines, sanctions or enforcement measures her Department is applying to technology companies that make available artificial intelligence tools capable of generating sexually explici
Answer: Under the Online Safety Act, sharing, or threatening to share, a deepfake intimate image without consent is a criminal offence. The government will also urgently bring into force a new offence which criminalises the creation of intimate images without con...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: PornographyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 9 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104563More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to prevent software companies from releasing artificial intelligence tools that enable the creation of sexually explicit images, in particular of wom
Answer: Under the Online Safety Act, sharing, or threatening to share, a deepfake intimate image without consent is a criminal offence. The government will also urgently bring into force a new offence which criminalises the creation of intimate images without con...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordChild Maintenance Service: WinchesterDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102309More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times and improve contact accessibility for Child Maintenance Service users in Winchester constituency.
Answer: The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) is committed to improving accessibility and customer experience for all users, including those in the Winchester constituency. The Department recognises that call waiting times and contact routes have not always met exp...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMental Health: SoftwareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100661More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of apps which offer mental health advice via (a) chatbots and (b) large language models.
Answer: The Department has not made an assessment or estimated the number of mental health advice chatbots and large language models.Publicly available artificial intelligence (AI) applications that are not deployed by the National Health Service, such as ChatGPT...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
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