Asked by: Will Forster (Liberal Democrat - Woking)
Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring AI companies to publish their training models.
Answered by Kanishka Narayan - Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Jointly with the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Technology)
The Government recognises that greater transparency about how AI developers train their models can support licensing, enforcement and creator control.
Our March report on AI and copyright committed to further work on input transparency. Since then, we have engaged extensively and continue to do so to understand what information is needed, what can feasibly be provided, and discuss best practice.
This will help establish what works and whether there is an appropriate role for government.
Asked by: Will Forster (Liberal Democrat - Woking)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to protect national security from potential impacts of inappropriate use of AI.
Answered by Kanishka Narayan - Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Jointly with the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Technology)
We are committed to ensuring the UK is prepared for the changes AI will bring.
UK laws protect against AI-driven security risks across many sectors and domains – for example cyber resilience, data protection, online safety, product safety, civil contingencies, and critical national infrastructure sectors. The Department for Business, Innovation, Science & Trade, works alongside the Cabinet Office, Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport and others to anticipate and respond to risks emerging from inappropriate use of AI.
This is informed by technical experts, including in NCSC and AISI, who ensure government understands current and emerging AI risks and works with partners to develop safeguards against them.
Asked by: Will Forster (Liberal Democrat - Woking)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the cumulative impact of business rates, wage increases and employer National Insurance contributions on community pharmacies.
Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 17 June in response to Question 6747, and to the answer provided on 2 July in response to Question 13595.
Asked by: Will Forster (Liberal Democrat - Woking)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of rising medicine purchase costs and stock shortages on the financial viability of community pharmacies.
Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 17 June in response to Question 6747, and to the answer provided on 2 July in response to Question 13595.
Asked by: Will Forster (Liberal Democrat - Woking)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of funding for new pharmacy clinical services.
Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 17 June in response to Question 6747, and to the answer provided on 2 July in response to Question 13595.
Asked by: Will Forster (Liberal Democrat - Woking)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department plans to increase NHS funding for pharmacy contracts.
Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 17 June in response to Question 6747, and to the answer provided on 2 July in response to Question 13595.
Asked by: Will Forster (Liberal Democrat - Woking)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Frontier Economics and IQVIA final report commissioned by NHS England entitled Economic analysis of NHS pharmaceutical services in England, published in March 2025, what assessment her Department has made of the gap between current community pharmacy funding and the cost of delivering NHS services.
Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 17 June in response to Question 6747, and to the answer provided on 2 July in response to Question 13595.
Asked by: Will Forster (Liberal Democrat - Woking)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to strengthen the bilateral relationship with Algeria, in addition to the work of the UK-Algeria Trade Taskforce.
Answered by Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
UK and Algeria bilateral trade was £2.8 billion in the year ending March 2026. We are looking to collaborate across multiple sectors established in the 2026 meeting of the Economic Taskforce and wish to expand collaboration on renewable energy and energy transition objectives. We also work closely on tackling irregular migration, and organised crime. The UK and Algeria look forward to further strengthening the relationship through the ongoing UK-Algeria Strategic Dialogue.