6 Nov 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat steps they are taking to use (a) artificial intelligence and (b) data to help increase their Department's productivity.
ReplyThe Department is committed to improving its productivity, including through artificial intelligence (AI), and effective use of data. To make AI and data work, the Department has focused on establishing the enablers for adopting AI responsibly, ethically,...
6 Nov 2024·Home Office·Answered
AskedWhat steps they are taking to use (a) artificial intelligence and (b) data to help increase their Department's productivity.
ReplyThe Home Office manages directly, and on behalf of operational partners, significant data assets measured in the tens of billions of rows of data and millions of data subjects. This data is used every day to deliver public services, manage performance and...
6 Nov 2024·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedWhat steps they are taking to use (a) artificial intelligence and (b) data to help increase their Department's productivity.
ReplyThe Cabinet Office is committed to improving its productivity, including through artificial intelligence (AI) and effective use of data. The Cabinet Office Data Strategy promotes the use of high quality data and analytics to gain insights that drive decis...
6 Nov 2024·Ministry of Justice·Answered
AskedWhat steps they are taking to use (a) artificial intelligence and (b) data to help increase their Department's productivity.
ReplyThe Ministry of Justice is committed to improving its productivity, including through artificial intelligence and effective use of data.For example, our Prison Network App built by our Data Science and AI teams link up multiple sources of administrative d...
6 Nov 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat steps his Department is taking to improve maternity services in (a) Slough constituency and (b) Berkshire.
ReplyThe Department is supporting the National Health Service to deliver the three-year delivery plan for maternity and neonatal services across England, to make care safer, personalised, and more equitable for women and babies. Improvement in the Slough and E...
6 Nov 2024·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·Answered
AskedWhat steps they are taking to use (a) artificial intelligence and (b) data to help increase their Department's productivity.
ReplyDESNZ is committed to improving its productivity, including through the use of artificial intelligence and effective use of data. All DESNZ staff have access to Copilot for the web, a work-safe generative AI tool that helps summarise and draft text. In ad...
6 Nov 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
AskedCommunities and Local Government, what steps they are taking to use (a) artificial intelligence and (b) data to help increase their Department's productivity.
ReplyMHCLG is committed to improving its productivity, including through artificial intelligence and effective use of data.MHCLG’s Foundational AI Team is currently in the group testing phase of introducing a licensed version of Microsoft’s Copilot to staff. T...
6 Nov 2024·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·Answered
AskedInnovation and Technology, what steps they are taking to use (a) artificial intelligence and (b) data to help increase their Department's productivity.
ReplyThe Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) is committed to improving its productivity, including through artificial intelligence and effective use of data.For example, approximately 1,500 staff across DSIT and arms-length bodies are part...
6 Nov 2024·Department for Work and Pensions·Answered
AskedWhat steps they are taking to use (a) artificial intelligence and (b) data to help increase their Department's productivity.
ReplyDWP is committed to improving its productivity, including through artificial intelligence and effective use of data. The department is safely accelerating our use of AI to make a real difference for both employees and citizens. We test the feasibility of ...
6 Nov 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
AskedWhat steps they are taking to use (a) artificial intelligence and (b) data to help increase their Department's productivity.
ReplyThe Department for Transport has established an Organisational AI programme to effectively explore the potential of artificial intelligence to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of our work. It is structured to ensure safe, effective and appropriately ta...
6 Nov 2024·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·Answered
AskedWhat steps his Department is taking to support local businesses in (a) Slough constituency and (b) Berkshire to access (i) funding and (ii) incentives for local net-zero projects.
ReplyBusinesses have a vital role to play in the transition to net zero, from decarbonising their own operations, to working across their sectors and supply chains. Small and medium-sized businesses can visit the UK Business Climate Hub, which is run in partne...
6 Nov 2024·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
AskedFood and Rural Affairs, what steps they are taking to use (a) artificial intelligence and (b) data to help increase their Department's productivity.
ReplyDefra is committed to improving its productivity, including through artificial intelligence and effective use of data. Central to this agenda will be delivering on our Digital and Data Transformation Strategy (2023-2030), which focuses on improving access...
5 Nov 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat steps he is taking to reduce the impact on the NHS from individuals who repeatedly misuse emergency ambulance services.
ReplyInappropriate calls to 999 for an ambulance can impact on the availability and timeliness of services in a real emergency. All ambulance trusts have policies to deal with inappropriate or vexatious calls, and to manage frequent callers.NHS England deliver...
5 Nov 2024·Ministry of Defence·Answered
AskedWhat steps he is taking to improve retention rates in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
ReplyThe Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) are highly valued, specialist personnel. We are committed to listening to their concerns and keeping a continued dialogue to address the issues they have raised. Recruitment and retention of staff remains a priority for the...
5 Nov 2024·Ministry of Defence·Answered
AskedWhat steps he is taking to improve retention rates in the Royal Air Force.
ReplyAs part of a Defence-wide initiative driven at a Ministerial level through the recently established Recruitment and Retention Board, the RAF is taking many steps to address the workforce challenge and retain our personnel. A People Campaign Plan is underw...
5 Nov 2024·Ministry of Defence·Answered
AskedWhat steps he is taking to improve retention rates in the Royal Navy.
ReplyThe Royal Navy (RN) continues to meet its operational commitments, but tackling recruitment and retention challenges is a top priority.As part of a Defence-wide initiative driven at Ministerial level through the recently established Recruitment Retention ...
5 Nov 2024·Ministry of Defence·Answered
AskedWhat steps he is taking to improve retention rates in the Army.
ReplyRetention is one of the Army’s top priorities, supported by Defence. A retention strategy has been launched to address barriers to retention through a wholistic set of financial and policy initiatives spanning the entire employee lifecycle. Supported by a...
5 Nov 2024·Ministry of Defence·Answered
AskedWhat steps he is taking to help increase productivity within his Department through the use of (a) artificial intelligence and (b) effective use of data.
ReplyThe Ministry of Defence is committed to improving its productivity and is establishing a central Productivity Portfolio to break down the barriers to productive working, and is actively investigating opportunities to drive productivity through the use of ...
5 Nov 2024·Ministry of Defence·Answered
AskedWhat steps he is taking to improve retention rates in his Department.
ReplyThe Ministry of Defence understands the importance of creating a positive working environment where all employees feel valued, included and motivated to contribute to the purpose of the Department. We have a stable turnover rate, and we are actively monit...
5 Nov 2024·Ministry of Defence·Answered
AskedWhat steps he is taking to reduce instances of post traumatic stress disorder within the armed forces.
ReplyMeasures are in place to increase awareness at all levels and to mitigate the development of operational stresses. These include pre-and post-deployment briefing and the availability of support, assessment and (if required) treatment, both during and afte...