Sep. 11 2024
Source Page: Crime against businesses: findings from the 2023 Commercial Victimisation SurveyFound: Inter-Departmental Business Register (IDBR) - Office for National Statistics 2 Questions related to Computer
Asked by: Lord Alton of Liverpool (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implications of Hong Kong's Protection of Critical Infrastructure (Computer Systems) Bill, including concerns that Hong Kong businesses operating in the UK could be subject to data requests from Hong Kong authorities; and what steps they are taking to address potential risks to UK businesses and data sovereignty arising from this legislation.
Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The British Consulate General liaises closely with UK businesses operating in Hong Kong regarding local regulatory developments, including in relation to the Protection of Critical Infrastructure (Computer Systems) Bill currently before the Hong Kong Legislative Council. We will continue to monitor developments closely as this legislation is finalised and becomes operational, and any potential impact it may have on UK business.
Asked by: John Hayes (Conservative - South Holland and The Deepings)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what purposes (a) Ministers and (b) officials in her Department have used AI in the last 12 months.
Answered by Mike Kane - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
Over the last 12 months AI has been used for a variety of purposes in the Department for Transport.
The department is participating in a pilot of the Microsoft Copilot AI product with ~230 staff. The pilot is being conducted to determine the benefits of this product (particularly potential efficiencies) and its reliability in relation to accuracy and data security.
The department also has an internal programme to develop bespoke in-house AI solutions for a number of specific use cases. The majority of these are still in development and have therefore not yet been used. Those that have are listed below:
Automated drafting of correspondence: AI is being used (currently within a small pilot) to create first drafts of responses to treat official correspondence. These are checked and finalised by officials before being sent.
Automated consultation analysis: AI is being developed to streamline the analysis of open text responses to public consultations, in collaboration with the Alan Turing Institute. This is being piloted with a live call for ideas. The performance of the AI is being thoroughly evaluated by social research specialist to ensure reliability.
Fraud detection: AI enabled computer vision has been used to detect fabricated applications for the department's electric vehicle chargepoint grant. This has flagged a large number of applications, leading to further investigation and grants being reclaimed.
Automation of roadside surveys: AI enabled computer vision has been used to automate aspects of a survey to measure vehicle excise duty compliance, replacing a time-consuming manual process.
HGV detection: AI enabled computer vision has been used to analyse ariel imagery to assess potential locations for a future network of electric HGV chargers.
Where personal data has been processed in any of the above examples a Data Protection Impact Assessment has been carried out and all data has been handled in-line with the department’s personal information charter.
Aug. 14 2024
Source Page: FCDO Services spending over £500, June 2024Found: PUBLIC RELATIONS SVCS GBR 9788878092 7392 03/06/2024 3,064.04 COMPUTACENTER (UK) LTD COMPUTERS, COMPUTER
Jul. 17 2008
Source Page: Tables showing number of children dependent on a parent/guardian claiming incapacity benefit or severe disablement allowance in London for each year from 2004 to 2007, broken down by local authority. 1 p.Found: All data represents a snapshot in time of claimants on the computer system, and therefore excludes a
Asked by: Greene, Jamie (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party - West Scotland)
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many university training places for teaching information and communications technology (ICT) subjects there have been in each of the last 10 years, also broken down by the number of places that were unfilled.
Answered by Dey, Graeme - Minister for Higher and Further Education; and Minister for Veterans
Information on university students is collected and published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA). Using this data between academic years 2018-19 and 2022-23, the last year of available data, there has been an increase of over 30% in enrolments into Computer Science courses at Scottish Universities.
It should be noted that prior to 2018-19 academic year, data was collected using a different subject classification. As such, figures prior to 2018-19 are not directly comparable.
The number of enrolments (covering all years of study and at all levels) and the number of full-time first degree entrants (all domiciles) from either Computing or Computer Science courses at Scottish universities, over the last 10 Academic Years, can be found in the following tables. These are taken from published data.
ICT courses are not controlled subjects and unlike controlled subjects the Scottish Government does not direct individual universities on the number of funded places made available.
With regard to the number of unfilled places HESA does not collect this data.
Student enrolment on ‘Computer Science’ courses at Scottish Universities - Subject classification based on JACS code = computer science
Academic year | All Enrolments | Full-time first degree entrants |
2013-14 | 9,840 | 2,540 |
2014-15 | 10,360 | 2,585 |
2015-16 | 10,690 | 2,405 |
2016-17 | 11,600 | 2,700 |
2017-18 | 12,640 | 2,770 |
Source: HESA Student data -Figure 14 - HE student enrolments by subject area and sex 2013/14 to 2017/18 | HESA
Student enrolment on Computing’ courses at Scottish Universities - Subject classification based on HECOS code = Computing
Academic Year | Enrolments | Full-time first degree entrants |
2018-19 | 13,960 | 3,230 |
2019-20 | 15,515 | 3,355 |
2020-21 | 17,380 | 3,290 |
2021-22 | 18,355 | 2,935 |
2022-23 | 18,350 | 3,045 |
Source: HESA Student data - Figure 13 - HE student enrolments by CAH level 1 subject and sex 2018/19 to 2022/23 | HESA
Enrolment figures include those in all years of study, and on all levels of courses
Figures have been rounded to the nearest 5 and are based on full-person equivalents.
Jul. 08 2008
Source Page: Table showing number of children aged 0-16 dependent on a parent/guardian claiming income support in London as at April 2007. 1 p.Found: All data represents a snapshot in time of claimants on the computer system, and will therefore exclude
Asked by: Iain Duncan Smith (Conservative - Chingford and Woodford Green)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the information presented in the Hong Kong Legislative Council paper CB(2)1779/24-25(01) on 7 January 2025 and the reporting in Ming Pao on 8 January 2025, if he will (a) make an assessment of the potential impact of Hong Kong's Protection of Critical Infrastructure (Computer Systems) Bill on UK-based banks with (i) branches or offices based and (ii) electronic systems operating in Hong Kong and (b) take steps to protect those institutions from potential extraterritorial application of this legislation.
Answered by Catherine West - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The British Consulate General liaises closely with UK businesses operating in Hong Kong regarding local regulatory developments, including in relation to the Protection of Critical Infrastructure (Computer Systems) Bill currently before the Hong Kong Legislative Council. We will continue to monitor developments closely as this legislation is finalised and becomes operational, and any potential impact it may have on UK business.
Asked by: Lord Wasserman (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect the Law Enforcement Data Service to be fully operational and the Police National Computer to be retired.
Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)
The Law Enforcement Data Service (LEDS) is being delivered to enable the retirement of the legacy Police National Computer (PNC). The priority is to ensure that LEDS delivers full parity with all current PNC capabilities, using a modern technology foundation which enables the further evolution and modernisation of UK policing. The programme plan is to achieve this by March 2026 to align with the end of the current PNC support contract.
Aug. 14 2024
Source Page: FCDO Services spending over £500, May 2024Found: CODE FIN.TRANSACTION REFERENCE NUMBER MERCHANT CATEGORY CODE 01/05/2024 1,365.15 SCC.COM COMPUTERS, COMPUTER