Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to protect creative industries from inappropriate use of AI.

Answered by Ian Murray - Minister of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)

This government values human creativity and believes that people should be paid fairly for the work they do. We will establish a new taskforce to put forward proposals for government on best practice on labelling, exploring how it could help inform people’s choices on whether content has been made using AI. We will also set up a consultation into digital replicas. This will seek views on how to address harms where someone’s likeness is replicated without their permission.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the number of Ukrainian-qualified HGV drivers resident in the UK who could enter the UK workforce if their driving licence categories, including C, C1 and CE, were recognised for exchange.

Answered by Justin Madders - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The Department for Transport does not hold information about the number of Ukrainian-qualified HGV drivers who are resident in the UK.

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 ensure older people and self-funding care home residents receive timely information on their statutory rights under the Care Act 2014.

Answered by Alison McGovern - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

On 29 July, as set out in the link below, the Prime Minister set out his objectives to reform the social care system, and brought forward the timetable for Baroness Casey’s commission to inform that reform programme:

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-sets-out-new-path-to-fix-social-care-together-29-july-2026

All aspects of the current system will be reviewed as part of that process, and we will continue to update Parliament on a regular basis.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, with which countries their Department plans to pursue new free trade agreements with.

Answered by Blair McDougall - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade) (Jointly with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

The UK Trade Strategy, published in June 2025, outlines the Government's priorities for the future of the Free Trade Agreement programme. Most recently, the Government has announced the negotiation of a Digital Trade Agreement with Malaysia. The Government has also launched a public consultation to inform the next phase of deepening the United Kingdom’s trade relationship with four global partners, including through their potential accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership: Indonesia, the Philippines, United Arab Emirates and Uruguay. Where decisions are formally taken to seek further Free Trade Agreements, they will be communicated to the House in the usual way.

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her department has made of the potential impact of not knowing the medical history of patients who have been adopted on those people.

Answered by Josh MacAlister - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

The government recognises the importance of ensuring that clinicians can take account of the impact of adoption where relevant.

Alongside the government’s apology on 2 July 2026 for historic forced adoption practices in England, the government committed to work with NHS England to explore how patients who wish to do so can have their experience of adoption appropriately recorded in their health record. This, alongside practical tools and guidance to support improved understanding of adoption-related needs, will support clinicians to take this into account in relation to care, family history, and wider support needs. This includes improving how clinicians respond where family medical history is unknown, including through clearer guidance on screening referrals and the use of genetic services where appropriate.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her department is taking to improve communication and cooperation with regional support groups for displaced overseas healthcare workers, such as the South East ASC IR partnership.

Answered by Jo White - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

Home Office officials already regularly engage with stakeholders supporting displaced sponsored care workers. This includes the Regional Partnerships, funded by the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC), in England and extends to officials in Devolved Governments. UKVI use this network to provide an enhanced service offer to displaced workers matched to pre-assessed ethical care providers who wish to sponsor them. We are engaging with DHSC with on their plans to support those workers who have been subject to revocation action following the cessation of funding at the end of the financial year. For any questions on the Regional Partnerships themselves, I would encourage you to write to DHSC.

Celebrating the great British postie

Accountability and child safeguarding in Surrey County Council

Barbering and hairdressing

Independent cafes and coffee shops

Political donations and campaign finance regulation

Wyke Farms at the 2026 Global Cheese Awards

Support for retired service animals

UK firefighters attending the Terry Farrell Patriot Memorial Stair Climb

Royal National Lifeboat Institution (No. 2)

Royal National Lifeboat Institution

Battle of Britain Day 2026

Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) rescue operations

Contribution of women to the Bayeux Tapestry

Air Ambulance Week 2026

World Suicide Prevention Day 2026

Support for hospices

Lord Lieutenancy of Surrey transition

Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Mr Gagan Mohindra (Chair); Andrew Cooper; Mr Lee Dillon; Mr Will Forster