Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 106190

Department for Transport: Sign Language

Tabled: 15 January 2026
Answered: 9 February 2026

Question

Jen Craft

LabourThurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 21 November 2025 to question 91075, how much has been spent on the display of (1) on-screen human interpreters and (2) artificial intelligence creations of British Sign Language at rai

Answer

Simon Lightwood
The Department and its public bodies have not yet directly taken steps to develop or use artificial intelligence (AI) approaches to British Sign Language. However, as described in both our Transport artificial intelligence action plan - GOV.UK and our DfT...

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