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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Written Questions

Asked by Mr Peter BedfordConservativeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 4 March 2025UIN 33793

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is using AI software in responding to written parliamentary questions.

Answered by Catherine West

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has made Microsoft Copilot available to staff as part of a trial. It is therefore possible that officials have used Copilot to assist them when drafting replies to written parliamentary questions. All responses are reviewed by policy officials to ensure accuracy and consistency with government policy, and are signed off by Ministers.

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