Written questions by Morris.

Whether the Department maintains a public register or internal inventory of automated decision-making systems.

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What steps she is taking to help ensure compliance with data protection requirements relating to the processing of special category data, including data relating to health or protected characteristics.

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What consultation has taken place with recognised trade unions regarding the introduction or use of automated decision-making systems affecting staff.

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What steps has the Department taken to assess and mitigate risks of bias or discrimination arising from the use of automated decision-making systems.

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How does the Department define and ensure meaningful human involvement in decisions supported or made by automated systems.

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To what extent are automated decision-making systems used in relation to civil service employment, including recruitment, performance management, discipline, or allocation of work.

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What measures are in place to ensure that human oversight is substantive and effective, rather than limited to formal or nominal review.

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What safeguards she has implemented to ensure compliance with statutory requirements relating to automated decision-making, including rights to information, human review and challenge in the context of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025.

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What processes are in place to enable individuals to seek human review and to challenge decisions made by automated systems in the context of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025.

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Given the passage of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 what internal guidance her Department issued on the potential impact of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 on automated decision-making.

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Whether significant Automated Decision-Making is taking place or planned within her Department, and if she will make a statement.

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How individuals are informed that decisions have been taken in (a) whole and (b) part by automated means in the context of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025.

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Will the Department carry out an impact assessment on the removal of remuneration for Coastguard Rescue Officers on coastal communities within in the Easington constituency.

In the last 12 months the following number of Coastguard Rescue Officers have left the Coastguard Rescue Service – Coastguard Rescue Officers leave the service for a variety of reasons: Jun 2025Jul 2025Aug 2025Sep 2025Oct 2025Nov 2025Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2...

Whether consultation took place with Ministers before the Maritime and Coastguard Agency decided to remove remuneration for Coastguard Rescue Officers.

Since the Court of Appeal judgment in January this year, which meant that the current model could not legally continue, careful consideration has been given to the legal and operational implications. After careful review and consideration of the options a...

What alternative remuneration models were considered by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency prior to the decision to remove hourly remuneration for Coastguard Rescue Officers attending incidents, training exerci

In the last 12 months the following number of Coastguard Rescue Officers have left the Coastguard Rescue Service – Coastguard Rescue Officers leave the service for a variety of reasons: Jun 2025Jul 2025Aug 2025Sep 2025Oct 2025Nov 2025Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2...

How many Coastguard Rescue Officers have resigned in each of the last 12 months.

In the last 12 months the following number of Coastguard Rescue Officers have left the Coastguard Rescue Service – Coastguard Rescue Officers leave the service for a variety of reasons: Jun 2025Jul 2025Aug 2025Sep 2025Oct 2025Nov 2025Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2...

What assessment the Maritime and Coastguard Agency has made of the impact of the removal of remuneration for Coastguard Rescue Officers on (a) recruitment, (b) retention, and (c) operational capability.

In the last 12 months the following number of Coastguard Rescue Officers have left the Coastguard Rescue Service – Coastguard Rescue Officers leave the service for a variety of reasons: Jun 2025Jul 2025Aug 2025Sep 2025Oct 2025Nov 2025Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2...

What information her Department holds on the average age of (a) locomotives and (b) wagons on the rail freight network.

The rail freight industry is mainly privately owned and operated, so the Department does not keep data on the age of these privately owned assets.The regulator for rail, the Office of Rail and Road holds some data on freight rolling stock which can be found here: https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/infrastructure-and-environment/rail-infrastructure-and-assets/ .

If she will list the total funding received to date by each freight transport company in the infrastructure development phase of the Zero Emission HGV and Infrastructure Demonstrator (ZEHID) programme.

The Zero Emission HGV and Infrastructure Demonstrator (ZEHID) R&D programme has provided £58 million to date to 18 UK freight transport companies across different project consortia to support the purchase and demonstration of the heaviest zero emission HGVs, and associated infrastructure.

What recent assessment she has made of the potential effect of the cost profile of (a) rail and (b) road freight operations on modal shift.

The Department does not hold data on relative changes to operating costs between road and rail freight. As part of continued support for the rail freight sector, the Department has operated the Mode Shift Revenue Support scheme since 2010. Network Rail also offers the Access Charges Discount Policy to stimulate growth, supporting new to rail traffic.