Martin Wrigley MP: written questions
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Health Services: DisabilityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63836More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to make (a) the NHS Accessible Information Standard and (b) deaf awareness training mandatory for NHS staff.
Answer: The revised Accessible Information Standard (AIS) was published on 1 July, and is available at the following link:https://www.england.nhs.uk/accessible-information-standard/NHS England is working to support implementation of the AIS with awareness raising...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: DisabilityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63835More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to make the NHS Accessible Information Standard legally enforceable.
Answer: The revised Accessible Information Standard (AIS) was published on 1 July, and is available at the following link:https://www.england.nhs.uk/accessible-information-standard/NHS England is working to support implementation of the AIS with awareness raising...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: DisabilityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63834More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that the NHS Accessible Information Standard is (a) prioritised and (b) fully implemented.
Answer: The revised Accessible Information Standard (AIS) was published on 1 July, and is available at the following link:https://www.england.nhs.uk/accessible-information-standard/NHS England is working to support implementation of the AIS with awareness raising...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordInsulation: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63477More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent meetings he has had with people who have had spray foam installation in their homes in Devon.
Answer: Details of Ministers' and Permanent Secretaries' meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK.
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDevon and Cornwall Police and Crime CommissionerHome OfficeTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63417More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of abolishing the Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner.
Answer: As the directly elected representative for policing in their area, Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) have an important local role acting as the voice of the public and victims in policing, holding Chief Constables to account and leading local partners...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCorporate Governance: ReformDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63366More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will hold discussions with the hon. Member for Newton Abbot on the Corporate Governance Bill.
Answer: I would be pleased to meet with the Honourable Member to discuss his Private Member’s Bill (the Company Directors (Duties) Bill) and the Government’s plans to publish a draft Audit Reform and Corporate Governance Bill.
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCompany Directors (Duties) BillDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63365More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will hold discussions with the hon. Member for Newton Abbot on the Company Directors (Duties) Bill.
Answer: I would be pleased to meet with the Honourable Member to discuss his Private Member’s Bill (the Company Directors (Duties) Bill) and the Government’s plans to publish a draft Audit Reform and Corporate Governance Bill.
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: Standing ChargesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63149More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2025 to Question 57479 on Energy: Standing Charge and with reference to the OFGEM consultation entitled Introducing a zero standing charge energy price cap v
Answer: It is for Ofgem to respond to its consultation on introducing a zero standing charge energy price cap variant. As part of their update on standing charges, Ofgem announced it will be undertaking a broad review of system costs considering how costs are all...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: Legal OpinionDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62371More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing regulation to ensure consumers are aware if the legal advice they have sought is AI generated.
Answer: The Government believes that the vast majority of AI systems should be regulated at the point of use and that our existing expert regulators are best placed to do this. Oversight of this technology is distributed across several sectoral regulators and dep...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: DefamationDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62368More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to regulate who is responsible in cases of defamation involving an AI model.
Answer: A range of existing rules already apply to AI systems, such as data protection, competition, equality legislation and other forms of sector regulation. The UK has well established defamation laws, and our data protection laws also apply to personal data p...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBroadband: Newton AbbotDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62353More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 13 June 2025 to Question 57480 on Broadband: Newton Abbot, what his planned timetable is for supplying (a) data speeds of over 30Mbps to the remaining 2% of (i
Answer: The rollout of superfast and gigabit-capable broadband is primarily driven by the private sector, with government only intervening where commercial development will not suffice. The government plans for 99% of UK homes and businesses to have access to gig...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBroadband: Newton AbbotDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62291More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the delay to the gigabit broadband target to 2032 in Newton Abbot constituency.
Answer: Openreach is delivering a Project Gigabit contract in the Newton Abbot constituency, that is expected to run until 2030. The first connections are expected to be made early next year.
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Newton AbbotDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62290More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed changes to PIP eligibility on disabled people in the Newton Abbot constituency.
Answer: As I made clear in my statement to the House, Hansard, 1 July, col 219, any changes to PIP eligibility will come after a comprehensive review of the benefit, which I am leading, and which will be co-produced with disabled people, the organisations that re...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: PensionersDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62289More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed changes to PIP eligibility on Disabled pensioners.
Answer: No one over state pension age at the time any changes come in will be affected. Information on the impacts of the Pathways to Work Green Paper has been published here: Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill publications - Parliamentary Bi...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: LGBT+ PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62288More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed changes to PIP eligibility on LGBTQ+ people.
Answer: As I made clear in my statement to the House, Hansard, 1 July, col 219, any changes to PIP eligibility will come after a comprehensive review of the benefit, which I am leading, and which will be co-produced with disabled people, the organisations that re...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: TenantsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62282More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to take steps to ensure support for low-income tenants provides value for money.
Answer: DWP works with Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) to improve housing quality for benefit claimants and value for money for taxpayers. The Renters' Rights Bill, currently before Parliament, includes measures to strengthen landl...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: TechnologyMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62281More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Department uses non-deterministic systems.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence is exploiting AI across a broad spectrum of use cases from the frontline to the back office to make all parts of Defence more efficient and effective. This includes the use of 'non-deterministic' AI systems, such as Large Language ...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: National SecurityDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62280More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will allocate funding to research on the (a) reliability and (b) auditability of non-deterministic models of AI used in national security issues.
Answer: AI offers the most powerful lever we have for national renewal; it underpins the Government’s plan to drive economic growth, transform public services, and boost living standards for working people across the country.During the recent Spending Review, the...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial IntelligenceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62279More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will take legislative steps to require AI systems used by (a) government and (b) industry to disclose where their data searches are from.
Answer: Many existing rules apply to AI systems. When personal data is processed by AI systems, data protection law requires transparency from developers about how they collect and use personal data, and outline information in a privacy notice. The Online Safety ...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordICT: Public SectorDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62278More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he has had recent discussions with the Information Commissioner’s Office on the potential risks of using foreign-owned companies to manage cloud-based data systems in the public sect
Answer: The Secretary of State has not specifically discussed foreign-owned cloud-based data systems with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). The ICO has discussed the compliance of cloud system rules on international transfers with government officials....
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: DatabasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62277More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has considered mandating UK-based technology providers for the management of NHS data.
Answer: In accordance with United Kingdom procurement law, legally established and eligible suppliers cannot be excluded from bidding in a procurement to deliver a contract. Contracts may specify arrangements for how and where data can be stored. The Procurement ...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCross Country Line: OvercrowdingDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62143More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the proportion of Crosscountry rail services that were overcrowded in each of the last 12 months.
Answer: The Department receives regular information on how busy CrossCountry train services are, but not in the format requested. However, since the May timetable change, average loadings across the CrossCountry network have been broadly similar to those seen in ...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCross Country Trains: StandardsDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62142More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with Crosscountry trains on the performance of its services.
Answer: The Rail Minister met with the interim CrossCountry Managing Directors on 8 August 2024 and 28 March 2025 and the new Managing Director on 25 June 2025. It has been made clear that CrossCountry need to deliver material improvements to their train services...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCross Country Trains: ContractsDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62139More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of ending cross-country train contracts early.
Answer: Officials monitor all operators against the train service performance benchmarks in their contracts. CrossCountry performance in 2024 was not good enough so enforcement action was taken. Cancellations have reduced since January 2025 but remain high, parti...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPeriod Poverty: Newton AbbotDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61608More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to tackle period poverty through schools in Newton Abbot constituency.
Answer: Nobody should have to miss out on education because of their period, which is why the department provides free period products to girls and women in their place of study through the Period Products Scheme. The scheme aims to remove periods as a barrier t...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
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