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Science and technology news from UK Parliament.

Threats to democratic institutions considered by Lords

Disinformation, foreign interference and declining public trust in politics on members' agenda. Find out more

Government agrees to improve tracking of regional innovation

The Science, Innovation and Technology Committee today publishes the government’s response to its report, ‘Flying Blind: Innovation, growth and the regions.’

Social media ban: Education Committee Chair responds

Responding to news that the government will ban under-16s from social media

Belfast unrest: Government have not done enough to tackle online misinformation, committee warns

The Chair of the Science, Innovation and Technology Chair, Dame Chi Onwurah, has written to the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Liz Kendall, to warn that the government hasn’t done enough to tackle the amplification of misinformation online.

Lords debate human impact of AI

Members discuss effect of Artificial Intelligence on relationships and society. Catch up

Dame Emily: Disinformation is a serious threat to our democracy, Government must act with more urgency to tackle it

The Foreign Affairs Committee publishes the Government response its report “Disinformation diplomacy: How malign actors are seeking to undermine democracy”.

Short debates in the Lords

Members debate declining birth rates, local councillors, establishing a national arts bank, UK energy prices, and the case for a cross-sector AI regulation bill. Catch up

Lords debates the regulation of fertility treatment

Members consider adequacy of the law. Catch up

MPs warn that Palantir’s increasing presence in the UK public sector is an “unacceptable point of weakness”

Palantir shouldn’t play such a significant role in the UK public sector, a new report by the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee warns, stressing that it’s not the only company capable of providing the ‘middleware’ required by public bodies.

King's Speech

Lords debates King’s Speech

Members had five days of debate following the State Opening of Parliament. Catch up

Committee endorse appointment of Sir Ian Cheshire as Ofcom chair at critical moment for the online safety regulator

The cross-party committee has produced a report setting out its endorsement of Sir Cheshire after holding a pre-appointment hearing on Wednesday 20 May.

MPs call for statutory social media ban for children to tackle “addictive by design” platforms

The Education Committee today calls for a statutory ban on social media for children, alongside urgent action to curb features it says are deliberately designed to drive excessive screen use among children and young people.

Placing public at heart of digital ID strategy only way to recover from botched launch – Home Affairs Committee warns

Weak policy development and a rush to announce left plans for mandatory digital ID doomed to fail and destroyed public confidence from the outset

Committee publishes Government response to AI and copyright report

Communications and Digital Committee publishes the Government response to its report 'AI, copyright and the creative industries'

‘The status quo is not acceptable’: Committee responds to social media consultation

The Science, Innovation and Technology Committee publishes its response to the government’s consultation on “Growing up in the online world.”

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