Oral QuestionDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

“What steps his Department is taking with Cabinet colleagues to regulate artificial intelligence.”

Tabled: 15 September 2026Answered: 15 October 2026

Asked by

Olly Glover

Liberal Democrat — Didcot and Wantage

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

Answer from Hansard

The Minister for Artificial Intelligence (Kanishka Narayan)

We already have a series of areas of regulatory focus for artificial intelligence—data protection, competition policy, equality legislation and online safety. I was particularly proud that we were one of the first countries to ensure that the egregious impacts of AI chatbots on our children were mitigated. As I mentioned earlier in the week, I am looking forward to working right across the House on any further regulatory measures required to tackle any harms from artificial intelligence.