United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 126535
Department for Business and Trade: Artificial Intelligence
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13 April 2026
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21 April 2026 · Answer
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Artificial intelligence
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21 April 2026
Summary
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.
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13 April 2026
Written 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.
Source: Commons
21 April 2026
Answer
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...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-04-13/126535
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1898698
- uk · wq-1898698 · source updated 21 April 2026