Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 15342

Department for Business and Trade: Artificial Intelligence

Tabled: 2 July 2026

Answered: 10 July 2026

Question

Andy McDonald

Labour — Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how individuals are informed by his Department that decisions affecting them have been taken (a) in whole and (b) in part by automated means.

Answer

Kate Dearden

The Department does not currently have tools, products or processes that rely on automated decision-making (ADM).Individuals are informed about how their personal data is processed through Privacy Notices, which are kept under review and updated where req...

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