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Written questions by Davis.

Every parliamentary written question tabled by David Davis this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.

Department:All (137)Department of Health and Social Care (30)Home Office (28)Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (17)Ministry of Justice (11)Department for Education (8)Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (7)Department for Transport (4)Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (4)Treasury (4)Attorney General (3)Department for Business and Trade (3)Department for Work and Pensions (3)

Showing 17 of 7 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

12 Jan 2026·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·Answered
Asked

Innovation and Technology, by how much they plan to reduce their Department's budget to help fund the digital ID scheme.

Reply

Digital Identity policy is in development, with a dedicated team inside the Cabinet Office working to develop the proposals.Costs in this Spending Review period will be met within the existing Spending Review settlements.We are inviting the public to have their say in the upcoming consultation as we develop a safe, secure, and inclusive system for the UK. No final decisions will be made until after the consultation.

12 Feb 2025·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·Answered
Asked

Innovation and Technology, if he will take steps to ensure that the National Security Online Information Team's social media monitoring work can be scrutinised by (a) Parliament and (b) the public.

Reply

DSIT ministers remain accountable to parliament and routinely answer questions from parliamentarians and select committees, including on the work of the National Security Online Information Team (NSOIT).The department continues to respond to correspondence, Freedom of Information Act requests and Subject Access Requests from parliamentarians and members of the public. NSOIT has also published privacy notices which are accessible to the public on Gov.uk

12 Feb 2025·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·Answered
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Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the National Security Online Information Team's policies on the collection of personal data on people's ability to establish what information the Government holds about them.

Reply

DSIT’s National Security Online Information Team (NSOIT) does not actively collect personal data. However, it may receive or process some personal data in the course of its work and follows the requirements of UK GDPR and any advice or guidance from the Information Commissioner’s Office. NSOIT has published privacy notices on Gov.uk which set out how personal data may be processed. These notices include a section explaining the public’s data protection rights and how to establish if NSOIT does hold any individual data.

18 Nov 2024·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·Answered
Asked

Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Answer of 14 May 2024 to Question 24976 on Artificial Intelligence: Government Departments, what recent estimate he has made of when phase one Departments will pub

Reply

Central government departments and arm’s-length bodies (ALBs) have been working to draft Algorithmic Transparency Recording Standard (ATRS) records since this became mandatory earlier this year. Publication plans were disrupted by the general election, bu...

18 Nov 2024·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·Answered
Asked

Innovation and Technology, with reference to the report entitled Securing meaningful transparency of public sector use of AI: Comparative approaches across five jurisdictions, published by the Public Law Project

Reply

Central government departments and arm’s-length bodies (ALBs) have been working to draft Algorithmic Transparency Recording Standard (ATRS) records since this became mandatory earlier this year. Publication plans were disrupted by the general election, bu...

18 Nov 2024·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·Answered
Asked

Innovation and Technology, with reference to the report entitled Securing meaningful transparency of public sector use of AI: Comparative approaches across five jurisdictions, published by the Public Law Project

Reply

Central government departments and arm’s-length bodies (ALBs) have been working to draft Algorithmic Transparency Recording Standard (ATRS) records since this became mandatory earlier this year. Publication plans were disrupted by the general election, bu...

18 Nov 2024·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·Answered
Asked

Innovation and Technology, with reference to the report entitled Securing meaningful transparency of public sector use of AI: Comparative approaches across five jurisdictions, published by the Public Law Project

Reply

Central government departments and arm’s-length bodies (ALBs) have been working to draft Algorithmic Transparency Recording Standard (ATRS) records since this became mandatory earlier this year. Publication plans were disrupted by the general election, bu...

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