Kanishka Narayan MP: written questions
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Health: FinanceTreasuryTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 34946More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made a comparative assessment of (a) levels of devolved health funding for Wales and (b) healthcare demand.
Answer: The Welsh Government’s Phase 1 Spending Review 2025 settlement for 2025-26 is the largest in real terms of any Welsh Government settlement since devolution. The Welsh Government is receiving at least 20% more funding per person than equivalent UK Governm...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence and Life Sciences: Skilled WorkersDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34335More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to improve the UK's ability to (a) attract and (b) retain highly skilled professionals in the (a) AI and (b) life sciences sectors.
Answer: The AI Opportunities Action Plan sets out the importance of creating a strong talent pipeline and addressing wider skills demands. We are focusing on collaborating with universities to increase AI courses, expanding educational pathways, and establishing ...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAviation and Defence: Vale of GlamorganMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32036More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to support (a) defence and (b) aerospace innovation in Vale of Glamorgan constituency.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) recognises the vital importance of the defence and aerospace industry in the Vale of Glamorgan, and in Wales more widely.The Defence and Security Accelerator has a dedicated Innovation Partner in Wales and is supporting a num...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversities: TechnologyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32035More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to improve the commercialisation of (a) university research and (b) spinouts in the tech sector.
Answer: Support for university commercialisation is at its highest level ever. The Higher Education Innovation Fund, which supports knowledge exchange between universities and the wider world, is set at £280 million for the 2024-25 academic year. To support spino...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: Skilled WorkersDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32034More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to support (a) AI development and (b) machine learning skills in the workforce.
Answer: Lifelong learning and development are key to ensuring everyone can prosper in an increasingly technology-driven world. The AI Opportunities Action Plan outlines the steps the UK will take to build a strong, diverse talent pipeline, realising AI benefits a...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTechnology: CompaniesTreasuryTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32033More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of reforms to UK listing rules, in the context of support for tech companies.
Answer: In July 2024, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) overhauled the UK’s Listing Rules to align our rulebook with leading international counterparts and provide greater flexibility to firms and founders raising capital on UK markets. The Government has als...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordResearch and Development Expenditure Credit: New BusinessesTreasuryTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32032More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of research and development tax relief reforms on (a) startups and (b) scale-ups in the (i) deep tech sector and (ii) other sectors.
Answer: In Autumn 2023, a review of the R&D tax credit system concluded. As part of this review, the previous Government extended the scope of the reliefs to include data and cloud costs, merged the RDEC and SME scheme, and introduced the Enhanced Support for...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: TechnologyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32031More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support the adoption of health technology innovation in the NHS.
Answer: The Department is looking to encourage greater innovation in the health sector to help support the three big shifts in healthcare, from hospitals to communities, from analogue to digital, and from treatment to prevention, which are set out as part of the ...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32030More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department plans to take to increase defence procurement from UK startups in the the (a) cybersecurity, (b) AI, (c) quantum computing and (d) other emerging technology sectors.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence is bringing forward a new Defence Industrial Strategy (DIS) that will ensure that the imperatives of national security and a high-growth economy are aligned. Through the DIS we are considering how to better support small and medium...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSTEM Subjects: Higher EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32029More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the compatibility of UK university STEM courses with the skills required by the tech sector.
Answer: The department published a Jobs and Skills Dashboard in May 2024, which allows users to explore employment, demand and education pathways for both science, technology, engineering, and mathematics occupations and occupations most relevant to the UK critic...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNew Businesses: Capital InvestmentTreasuryTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32028More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to improve access to growth capital for tech startups at (a) the scale-up stage and (b) other stages.
Answer: The Government is committed to improving access to growth capital for startups and scaleups, recognising their vital role in driving economic growth and innovation.At Autumn Budget, the Government provided over £1bn across the years 2024-25 and 2025-26 fo...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNew Businesses: ShareholdersDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32027More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support employee share ownership in venture capital-backed startups.
Answer: Venture capital-backed startups will frequently offer shares in the business to employees, as part of their remuneration. Most of these startups will be eligible to use the Enterprise Management Incentives (EMI) scheme, which is open to firms with assets ...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: Arts and InnovationDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32026More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to (a) help increase the UK's international role in AI innovation and (b) protect creative industries from the potential impacts of AI.
Answer: We are already a global leader in AI. We are the third-largest AI market in the world, and we are home to world-renowned AI companies. We are committed to building a thriving AI ecosystem that can scale and win globally. As outlined in the AI Opportunit...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterinary ServicesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25372More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure there is adequate competition in the veterinary care sector.
Answer: The Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) are currently conducting full market investigation into the supply of veterinary services for household pets in the UK. Defra appreciates any recommendations that support the services that consumers of veterin...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: SafetyDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24976More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) the devolved Administrations on the potential for expanding the Stay Aware, Stay Safe, Stay Together campaign to schools and colleges acro
Answer: Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.The department is currently reviewing the relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) statutory guidance for schools and will look carefully at responses to the ...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Coal Staff Superannuation SchemeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24975More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will release £2.3 billion in reserves from the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme to former scheme members; and what his planned timeline is for reducing the financial disparity b
Answer: The Government is receptive to representations regarding the BCSSS. I recently met with the Trustees of the Scheme to discuss their proposals, and will be discussing the matter with the Treasury in due course.
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: Rural AreasDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24974More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to ensure that the AI Opportunities Action Plan (a) creates high-quality jobs and (b) enhances public services in (i) Vale of Glamorgan constituency and (ii) oth
Answer: The Action Plan sets out how we will achieve our AI ambitions by laying the foundations for AI growth, driving adoption and encouraging country wide growth.The opportunities of AI are for the whole of the UK. We will partner with devolved administrations,...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigrationHome OfficeTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24973More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of trends in the level of net migration; and what steps she is taking to reduce these.
Answer: Under the previous government, between 2019 and 2023, net migration more than quadrupled, driven by a big increase in overseas recruitment.This Government has set out a new approach to end the over reliance on international recruitment and boost economic ...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
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