Science & Technology
AI, research funding, digital infrastructure, broadband, telecoms, innovation
Recent PMQs Questions
View all 55PMQs 2026-03-18
Yesterday, the Chancellor announced £2 billion of funding for UK sovereign artificial intelligence and quantum capabilities. The Science, Innovation and Technology Committee was told that Government p...
PMQs 2024-02-28
I am sure that we are all proud of our open Government, but with machine learning becoming more prevalent, does the Prime Minister agree that now is the time to look at licensing this information wher...
PMQs 2024-02-21
The Education Committee has heard compelling evidence to support the strengthening of guidance to keep mobile phones out of classrooms and break times, but over the course of our screen time inquiry w...
PMQs 2024-02-21
We have legislated to give the public ID verification options on social media, and tech companies know the safety value and popularity of that, because they offer it now, but for a big fee every month...
PMQs 2024-01-31
One of the Nolan principles—integrity—states that holders of public office should not act to gain material benefits for themselves, their family or their friends. On 6 January the Prime Minister tweet...
PMQs 2024-01-24
I am concerned about the impact of social media on children's mental health and safety, as evidenced by a tragic incident involving a 14-year-old girl who took her own life after experiencing severe b...
PMQs 2024-01-17
I am concerned about nearly 5,000 people living with dementia in my constituency, including those without a formal diagnosis. With my dad recently diagnosed and being my constituent, will you pledge t...
PMQs 2023-11-29
The increasing proliferation of AI-generated disinformation and deepfakes poses a clear and present danger not only to our democratic process, but to the administration of justice itself. What further...
PMQs 2023-11-29
Yesterday, Cancer Research UK's manifesto 'Longer, better lives' set out a road map to save 20,000 lives a year by 2040. Research is key to that, and it has identified a funding gap of over £1 billion...
PMQs 2023-09-13
Week in week out, as I meet businesses in my constituency, I hear about how artificial intelligence is transforming the way we work in sectors such as life sciences, automotives and financial services...
Recent Ministerial Questions
View all 580Topical Questions 2026-03-26
My constituent Nawaz is concerned about the financial impact of roadworks on his small business. Could the Department look at extending compensation to include telecoms and electricity companies as we...
Police Efficiency Technology 2026-03-23
While recognising the importance of improving police efficiency, concerns exist regarding wrongful arrests due to racial bias in facial recognition systems. Will she ensure deployment, oversight and a...
Police Efficiency Technology 2026-03-23
What steps her Department is taking to use technology to increase police efficiency. In light of wrongful arrests linked to live facial recognition, will she reassure that deployment, oversight and au...
Non-consensual Filming Legal Frameworks 2026-03-23
Secretly filmed videos of women on nights out have been viewed more than 3 billion times over the last three years, and these videos often come with vile, degrading comments. The videos create real vi...
Non-consensual Filming Legal Frameworks 2026-03-23
What assessment she has made of the adequacy of existing legal frameworks in relation to the non-consensual filming of women in public. Secretly filmed videos of women on nights out have been viewed m...
Good Food Cycle Strategy 2026-03-19
Whether the implementation of the good food cycle strategy includes supporting the growth of the alternative protein sector. I thank the Minister for her response. The cultivated meat sector could bri...
Good Food Cycle Strategy 2026-03-19
Whether the implementation of the good food cycle strategy includes supporting the growth of the alternative protein sector. I thank the Minister for her response. The cultivated meat sector could bri...
Rural Broadband 2026-03-18
What steps she is taking to help ensure reliable broadband services in hard-to-reach areas of rural constituencies....
Rural Broadband 2026-03-18
Starlink is a US telecoms company owned by a South African American who advocates civil war in the United Kingdom. OneWeb is a European satellite telecoms company, which is part-owned by the UK. Yeste...
Rural Broadband 2026-03-18
I could reel off countless examples of villages in my constituency where hard-to-reach areas simply have no broadband at all, let alone fibre broadband. Constituents and businesses are tearing their h...