Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 85294

Public Sector: Sign Language

Tabled: 27 October 2025
Answered: 4 November 2025

Question

Anneliese Dodds

Labour (Co-op)Oxford East

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to monitor the quality of the deployment of British Sign Language AI across public services; and whether Deaf people have been consulted on that deployment.

Answer

Ian Murray
85294: We are not aware of any digital public services currently using AI generated BSL content. The Service Manual and Service Standard guide service teams across the public sector on the design and development of digital services, including those enable...

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