Written questions by Evans.

What is the estimated cost for the Ajax 2 package of upgrades.

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What standards have been set to measure the safe and ethical use of AI legal assistants during its trial period.

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Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle the import of unethical fur products to Wales.

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With reference to the report 'Strike while AI is hot' by the Institute for Public Policy Research, whether his Department plans to give employees new rights to shape AI's deployment in the workplace.

New technologies, including AI, have the potential to boost wages, drive up productivity and empower workers, but they may also pose risks. This Government’s plan to make work pay will help bring employment rights legislation into the twenty first century...

If he will provide a breakdown of the funding allocated to the Ajax programme between December 2025 and April 2026.

The Ministry of Defence paid £97 million in line with contractual obligations for the Ajax programme between December 2025 and April 2026, to General Dynamics and other Suppliers. I am unable to publish details of the milestones and payment schedules as t...

What steps his Department is taking to promote supply-chain resilience.

The Government recognised the importance of supply chain resilience in both the Trade and Industrial Strategies, which committed to setting up a Supply Chain Centre within DBT. The Centre will review inputs required for our growth industries and national ...

What assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the evidence base that underpins the use of tissue stabilisers - as an alternative to fresh frozen tissue - for whole genome sequ

NHS England has produced national sample handling guidance, including for whole genome sequencing (WGS), of solid tumours to standardise the collection, processing, and transport of tumour samples, helping to maintain DNA quality and support access to pre...

Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of replicating Australia’s proposed gambling advertising reforms.

Government engages with international jurisdictions to understand the effectiveness and impact of their regulatory regimes. We will therefore consider Australia’s proposed gambling advertising reforms, as part of the wider evidence base, when making polic...

Whether he has considered the potential merits of introducing a more accessible appeals mechanism for coroners’ rulings.

The Government believes that coroners’ decisions can be effectively and appropriately challenged by means of the existing mechanisms of judicial review or application for a first or fresh inquest under section 13 of the Coroners Act 1988.As soon as Parlia...

Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the impact of prediction markets on young men.

In order to operate in Great Britain, any prediction market would require a licence from the Gambling Commission, the independent regulator for gambling. If approved, they would be classified as a ‘Betting Intermediary’ and subject to regulation under the...

What steps his Department is taking to help increase access to alcohol treatment services for people not currently engaged with support.

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What assessment he has made of the potential merits of a) Critical Time Intervention b) Built for Zero programmes in reducing homelessness on release from prisons.

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What assessment his department has made of the impact of the decision not to uprate Local Housing Allowance on the affordability of the private rented sector for people in receipt of benefits in Wales.

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Following the extension of the Education Maintenance Allowance programme in Wales, does her department plan to widen eligibility for the 16 to 19 Bursary Fund in England.

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Whether his Department is taking steps to reduce the availability of cheap alcohol.

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Innovation and Technology, how her Department is working with stakeholders to develop a new policy position on the use of copyrighted works to train AI models.

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What steps his department is taking to a) fulfil its target to halve homelessness on release from prison, as set out in the National Plan to End Homelessness and b) how this work can improve support for prison leavers across England and Wales.

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Innovation and Technology, what steps her department is taking to ensure that Welsh companies benefit from the sovereign AI fund.

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If she will consider the potential merits of reducing the drink driving limit to 9µg of alcohol per 100ml of breath.

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When the Civil Procedure Rule Committee plans to publish their response to the Electronic Service Consultation.

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