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Lords HL3654
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the AI Security Institute has access to frontier artificial intelligence models for pre-release safety testing.
Tabled: 2026-09-16
Lord Taylor of Warwick
Lord Taylor of Warwick
To: Cabinet Office
Answered 2026-10-09
The UK's AI Security Institute (AISI) has built trusted, voluntary relationships with the world's leading AI labs. This collaboration lets us keep pace with a fast-moving technology and adapt as it...
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Lords HL3207
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to promote greater professional responsibility among those developing artificial intelligence systems capable of operating with increasing autonomy.
Tabled: 2026-09-07
Lord Taylor of Warwick
Lord Taylor of Warwick
To: Cabinet Office
Answered 2026-10-09
The Government takes these risks extremely seriously. It is a good thing that the companies developing the most advanced AI systems are now talking openly about the risks as well as the opportuniti...
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Lords HL3730
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Twycross on 16 September (HL3026), when they last reviewed their decision to ask the Infected Blood Delivery Authority to decide the rate of compensation payments.
Tabled: 2026-09-17
Lord Patten
Lord Patten
Con
To: Cabinet Office
Answered 2026-10-09
As recommended by the Infected Blood Inquiry, the Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA) has operational independence from the Government. IBCA’s Board takes decisions on the organisation’s p...
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Lords HL3237
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister for the Cabinet Office on 8 July (HC15560), whether rejoining Interreg EU has been an item of discussion or negotiation as part of the current EU/UK reset.
Tabled: 2026-09-08
Baroness Finn
Baroness Finn
Con
To: Cabinet Office
Answered 2026-10-09
The UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement allows for UK participation in EU programmes, with decisions made on a case by case basis and subject to negotiation. We recognise the value of the UK asso...
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Lords HL2806
To ask His Majesty's Government what approval process is currently in place for the outsourcing of civil service training to take place prior to the re-establishment of the School of Government in 2028; what alternative delivery mechanisms have be...
Tabled: 2026-09-01
Lord Blunkett
Lord Blunkett
Lab
To: Cabinet Office
Answered 2026-10-09
The Civil Service values its people, invests in their growth, and is serious about building the capability to meet the challenges of the future. This autumn, the National School of Government and P...
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Lords HL1890
To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Competition and Markets Authority on the expected timetable for the Strategic Market Status investigation into Microsoft’s business software ecosystem; and what steps they are...
Tabled: 2026-07-09
Lord Clement-Jones
Lord Clement-Jones
LD
To: Cabinet Office
Answered 2026-10-09
The CMA launched its Strategic Market Status designation investigation into Microsoft’s business software ecosystem on 14 May 2026.This investigation must be completed within 9 months. An indicativ...
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Lords HL3008
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to develop partnerships between the National School of Government and Public Services, UK Research and Innovation and UK universities to support research and teaching in public administration.
Tabled: 2026-09-02
Baroness Deech
Baroness Deech
XB
To: Cabinet Office
Answered 2026-10-09
The National School has strong existing relationships across government and with UK universities. We currently have one embedded UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) research fellow with another UKRI-...
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Lords HL3159
To ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) previously employed, and (2) new, Number 10 staff are currently working in Number 10 North.
Tabled: 2026-09-07
Lord Gilbert of Panteg
Lord Gilbert of Panteg
Con
To: Cabinet Office
Answered 2026-10-09
No10 North exists to get power out of Westminster, into the hands of people at a local level. The initial team includes people loaned from a range of government departments and secondees from loca...
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Lords HL3486
To ask His Majesty's Government how many civil servants previously assigned in (1) London, (2) Greater Manchester, and (3) regional offices outside Greater Manchester, have been required to work on a (a) permanent, and (b) temporary basis in No. 1...
Tabled: 2026-09-14
Lord Jamieson
Lord Jamieson
Con
To: Cabinet Office
Answered 2026-10-09
No10 North exists to get power out of Westminster, into the hands of people at a local level. The initial team includes people loaned from a range of government departments and secondees from local...
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Lords HL1888
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of software licensing restrictions on value for money for public sector organisations seeking to deploy Microsoft software on non-Microsoft cloud infrastructure.
Tabled: 2026-07-09
Lord Clement-Jones
Lord Clement-Jones
LD
To: Cabinet Office
Answered 2026-10-09
The Government does not maintain an aggregated assessment of departmental dependency on Microsoft software or cloud services. Departments are responsible for selecting technology that meets their n...
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Lords HL1887
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which central government departments are dependent on Microsoft software and cloud services to deliver core public services; and what steps they are taking to ensure d...
Tabled: 2026-07-09
Lord Clement-Jones
Lord Clement-Jones
LD
To: Cabinet Office
Answered 2026-10-09
The Government does not maintain an aggregated assessment of departmental dependency on Microsoft software or cloud services. Departments are responsible for selecting technology that meets their n...
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Lords HL3421
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 5 February (HL13845), when they expect to publish the civil service strategic workforce plan.
Tabled: 2026-09-10
Baroness Shawcross-Wolfson
Baroness Shawcross-Wolfson
Con
To: Cabinet Office
Answered 2026-10-09
Publication of the Civil Service Strategic Workforce Plan has been delayed to ensure it is fully aligned with the vision and transformation ambitions set out by the Cabinet Secretary and the Prime ...
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Lords HL3422
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the civil service strategic workforce plan will include, by department, projected changes in (1) headcount, (2) workforce costs, (3) consultancy and contingent labour expenditure, and (4) the proportion of s...
Tabled: 2026-09-10
Baroness Shawcross-Wolfson
Baroness Shawcross-Wolfson
Con
To: Cabinet Office
Answered 2026-10-09
Publication of the Civil Service Strategic Workforce Plan has been delayed to ensure it is fully aligned with the vision and transformation ambitions set out by the Cabinet Secretary and the Prime ...
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Lords HL3269
To ask His Majesty's Government what the average response time was for applicants to receive a decision on their expression of interest to the places of worship renewal fund.
Tabled: 2026-09-08
Baroness Prentis of Banbury
Baroness Prentis of Banbury
Con
To: Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Answered 2026-10-08
Historic England runs a competitive process to allocate funding for the Places of Worship Renewal Fund (PWRF), with clearly defined application windows, deadlines and target response dates publishe...
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Lords HL3268
To ask His Majesty's Government what the average response time was for applicants to receive a decision on their application to the places of worship renewal fund.
Tabled: 2026-09-08
Baroness Prentis of Banbury
Baroness Prentis of Banbury
Con
To: Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Answered 2026-10-08
Historic England runs a competitive process to allocate funding for the Places of Worship Renewal Fund (PWRF), with clearly defined application windows, deadlines and target response dates publishe...
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