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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 15 Jul 2025
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill (Second sitting)

"Q We talk an awful lot about the customers and what they might see on the price of their ticket, whether that is for freight or for going on holiday to Spain or wherever, but are your customers demanding that you be more environmentally friendly? As an airport, how …..."
Amanda Hack - View Speech

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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 15 Jul 2025
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill (Second sitting)

"Q Obviously, when you are looking at green investment, there is a huge element of risk in new technologies. Are there other levers of Government that would de-risk them from an infrastructure point of view, or are there other things that we could do on top of the Bill …..."
Amanda Hack - View Speech

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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 15 Jul 2025
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill (Second sitting)

"Sorry.

Professor Maslin: No, no, I think it’s great. Forgetting schools, I think we need reinvigorate engineering in universities—and I say that not coming from an engineering background. The reason is that, at UCL, we have a huge faculty of engineering and some real areas of expertise, but we …..."
Amanda Hack - View Speech

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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 15 Jul 2025
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill (Second sitting)

"Q On the potential economic benefits of the Bill, you mentioned the other layer of infrastructure that we need to put in place. How do we ensure that we have individuals with the skills and smaller organisations with the financial capacity to ensure that we maximise the economic benefits …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 15 Jul 2025
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill (Second sitting)

"Q In terms of SAF’s growth potential, I would be interested to hear more about how smaller organisations can get involved and how we can ensure that lots of businesses benefit from this huge step forward for our economy. A lot of SAF production will be in coastal areas, …..."
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Division Vote (Commons)
15 Jul 2025 - Taxes - View Vote Context
Amanda Hack (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 333 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 165 Noes - 342
Division Vote (Commons)
15 Jul 2025 - Welfare Spending - View Vote Context
Amanda Hack (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 344 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 106 Noes - 440
Written Question
Heart Diseases: Young People
Monday 14th July 2025

Asked by: Amanda Hack (Labour - North West Leicestershire)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with NHS England on the potential merits of funding research on using AI based on the knowledge of expert cardiologists to help interpret ECGs for the diagnosis of young people with cardiac conditions in (a) primary and (b) secondary care.

Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

The National Health Service has set an ambitious goal in its new 10-Year Plan that by 2035, artificial intelligence (AI) should be seamlessly integrated into most clinical pathways, with tools like generative AI being widely adopted and continuously improved. The aim is for the NHS to become a global leader in the ethical use of AI.

One promising area is the use of AI to interpret electrocardiograms (ECGs). While AI is not yet routinely used for ECG interpretation in NHS practice, it is being actively developed and tested in research and pilot settings. Major funders such as the British Heart Foundation, the National Institute for Health and Care Research, and the Medical Research Council are supporting this work to improve the speed, accuracy, and accessibility of ECG analysis.

However, there are still important challenges to overcome. Different studies use different types of ECG recordings and data preparation methods, making it difficult to compare results or identify best practices. AI models also need further refinement to ensure they work well across diverse patient groups, including young people. Importantly, these tools must be thoroughly validated, clinicians must be trained to use them, and appropriate legal and ethical frameworks must be in place before they can be safely adopted into routine care.

Research teams are working to address these barriers. For example, NHS trials are planned to begin in late 2025 at the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. These trials will test whether an AI model can accurately predict long-term health risks from routine ECGs.

At the same time, United Kingdom health regulators are developing the rules and safety checks needed to ensure that AI tools are accurate, fair, and safe for patients.

Division Vote (Commons)
11 Jul 2025 - House of Commons - View Vote Context
Amanda Hack (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 40 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 1 Noes - 58
Division Vote (Commons)
11 Jul 2025 - Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill - View Vote Context
Amanda Hack (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 42 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 0 Noes - 47