Every parliamentary written question tabled by Alison Griffiths this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
Showing 1–10 of 10 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Innovation and Technology, to what extent UK sovereign AI capability is reliant on overseas-owned compute infrastructure providers.
The Government is investing in domestic capability through initiatives such as the AI Research Resource (AIRR), which provides a national network of publicly funded AI supercomputing systems to support researchers, businesses and the public sector. This i...
Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has made an assessment of the use of independent security assurance and red-team testing requirements in public sector procurement of AI systems.
The UK government has worked within the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) to create a global standard (EN 304 223) that sets baseline security requirements for the developers and deployers of AI models and systems. This standard will ...
Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has made an assessment of the risks posed to UK-developed AI systems by (a) data poisoning, (b) model manipulation and (c) software supply chain compromise; and i
For the most advanced AI systems, our world-leading AI Security Institute is a centre of UK expertise, advancing our scientific understanding of their capabilities and the associated risks. AISI has already run a large study on backdoor data poisoning, an...
Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has made an assessment of levels of cyber preparedness among SMEs adopting AI-enabled tools and services; and whether she plans to publish guidance specifically f
For the most advanced AI systems, our world-leading AI Security Institute is a centre of UK expertise, advancing our scientific understanding of their capabilities and the associated risks. AISI has already run a large study on backdoor data poisoning, an...
Innovation and Technology, whether his Department offers protection to staff from unfair dismissal from their first working day.
All dismissals are handled in line with current legislation and appropriate Codes of Practice. Where an employee feels they may have been unfairly dismissed, appropriate internal appeal routes may be instigated.Where an employee is unable to solve a problem internally they may be able to go to an employment tribunal to claim unfair dismissal, as set out in legislation.This position will be reviewed when unfair dismissal rights are updated in line with the Employment Rights Bill 2024 when this comes into effect.
Innovation and Technology, how long the contract is between the UK Space Agency and Goonhilly Earth Station Ltd to provide deep space communications services.
The current framework agreement between the UK Space Agency and Goonhilly Earth Station Ltd runs until March 2025. Any further agreements will need to be considered in light of the upcoming spending review.
Innovation and Technology, what steps the UK Space Agency plans to take to support the growth of the space cluster in Cornwall.
During the current spending period, the Government has invested a total of £4.2 million to support the Cornwall region to develop its local space capabilities, enabling Spaceport Cornwall to conduct the first ever orbital launch attempt from UK soil and s...
Innovation and Technology, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on steps to improve digital inclusion in the NHS.
Digital inclusion is a priority for me and for Government. It means ensuring everyone has the access, skills and confidence to participate in a modern digital society, whatever their circumstances. We are working to develop our approach on digital inclusi...
Innovation and Technology, how many British citizens are undertaking training for future manned space flights.
Two astronauts are undertaking training for future crewed space flights, and a third is undertaking similar training in January.
Innovation and Technology, whether the UK Space Agency plans to establish a publicly owned deep space communication service provider.
No.