United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 3818
Artificial Intelligence and Automation: Employment
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21 May 2026
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5 June 2026 · Answer
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Artificial intelligence
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5 June 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the impact of increases in employment costs on businesses’ decisions on whether to substitute labour with (a) automation and (b) AI.
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21 May 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the impact of increases in employment costs on businesses’ decisions on whether to substitute labour with (a) automation and (b) AI.
Source: Commons
5 June 2026
Answer
The fiscal inheritance demanded tough choices in order to fix our public services, to create long-term growth and investment that supports businesses.Through our plan for small and medium sized businesses we have sought to protect and enable SMEs to prosp...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-05-21/3818
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1908626
- uk · wq-1908626 · source updated 5 June 2026