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Asked by Mohammad YasinLabourDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled Answered 15 September 2025UIN 70825

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) legislation and (b) policy relating to technology is informed by experts with technical knowledge.

Answered by Kanishka Narayan

The internal policies associated with technology (such as the AI Playbook) used within government, are directly informed by industry leading technical experts, which include digital and data civil servants, specialist third parties and expert non-exec board level advisors with extensive experience.

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