Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to ensure an orderly implementation of Making Tax Digital for people due to join between April 2027 and April 2028.

Answered by James Murray - Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General

Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax is being introduced gradually, with taxpayers joining in phases according to their level of qualifying income.

The phased approach enables HMRC to build on experience from each stage of implementation before additional groups are brought into the regime.

HMRC is actively supporting this transition through a marketing campaign targeted at unrepresented customers, supported by intensive multi-channel engagement and communications with taxpayers, agents, representative bodies and software developers and targeted guidance to help those affected prepare.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her department is taking to improve access to Trametinib for people diagnosed with rare cancers.

Answered by James Frith - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 29 June to Question 12315, concerning access to medicines for rare cancers, including Trametinib.

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the safeguarding risks arising from the use of AI-enabled and camera-equipped smart glasses in education, youth and care settings.

Answered by Paul Waugh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

The department recognises that emerging technologies, including AI-enabled and camera-equipped smart glasses, may raise issues relating to transparency, privacy and the processing of personal data. They also present safeguarding risks if used to record, share or manipulate images, audio, or video involving children.

Schools and colleges must consider their obligations under data protection law when using camera-enabled smart glasses or other wearable recording devices. Schools and colleges should also assess the risks presented by emerging technologies and ensure these are appropriately reflected in their safeguarding, data protection and visitor policies.

Our statutory guidance ‘Keeping children safe in education’ sets out a whole-school approach to safeguarding and requires schools and colleges to consider online safety and risks arising from technology, including how it may facilitate abuse, exploitation, harassment or other harms.

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