Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 128183

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Artificial Intelligence

Tabled: 20 April 2026
Answered: 22 April 2026

Question

Sir John Hayes

ConservativeSouth Holland and The Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has used artificial intelligence to assist with drafting (a) legislation and (b) policy in the last 12 months.

Answer

Seema Malhotra
Artificial Intelligence tools are routinely used to assist with administrative tasks, subject research, and the arrangement of information into standard templates, but they are not used to draft policy advice, or to prepare draft legislation.