Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 126535

Department for Business and Trade: Artificial Intelligence

Tabled: 13 April 2026

Answered: 21 April 2026

Question

Sir John Hayes

Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings

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.

Answer

Kate Dearden

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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