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Department for Business and Trade: Artificial Intelligence

Asked by Sir John HayesConservativeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 21 April 2026UIN 126535

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether their Department has used artificial intelligence to assist with drafting (a) legislation and (b) policy in the past 12 months.

Answered by Kate Dearden

DBT has used and continues to use artificial intelligence tools like Copilot and DBT Assist to support colleagues in their work, for example to help produce initial drafts, summaries, or research. The Department’s policy states that ‘human review/approval of AI tool output is mandatory’ and that ‘individuals are accountable for ensuing the accuracy of work where AI tools have been used’.

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