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Ministry of Defence: Artificial Intelligence

Asked by Grahame MorrisLabourMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 13 July 2026UIN 15693

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Department maintains a public register or internal inventory of automated decision-making systems; and whether it plans to publish such information.

Answered by Luke Pollard

There are different interpretations of what constitutes Automated Decision-Making (ADM). The Ministry of Defence does not hold a central database on all activities and systems that might meet the definition of ADM within the Department.

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