Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 102053

Artificial Intelligence: Adult Education

Tabled: 2 January 2026
Answered: 14 January 2026

Question

Blake Stephenson

ConservativeMid Bedfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Education on the potential impact of the take-up of AI on adult education requirements.

Answer

Kanishka Narayan
Ministers in DSIT and DfE are working closely together to ensure adult education keeps pace with the rapid take-up of AI. As AI is increasingly adopted across the workplace, this will create a high demand for workers to have the skills to deploy AI. This ...

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