Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 106194

Department of Health and Social Care: Sign Language

Tabled: 15 January 2026

Answered: 22 January 2026

Question

Jen Craft

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 24 November 2025 to question 91186, what steps he will take to engage with BSL signers to assess the suitability of products which use Artificial Intelligence approaches t

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed

The Department is aware of a number of emerging products that use artificial intelligence (AI) to support translation into British Sign Language (BSL). While the Department and its arm’s‑length bodies are not currently developing or deploying such tools, ...

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