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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Artificial Intelligence

Asked by Sir John HayesConservativeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 22 April 2026UIN 128183

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has used artificial intelligence to assist with drafting (a) legislation and (b) policy in the last 12 months.

Answered by Seema Malhotra

Artificial Intelligence tools are routinely used to assist with administrative tasks, subject research, and the arrangement of information into standard templates, but they are not used to draft policy advice, or to prepare draft legislation.

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