Question follow-through · 23168
Artificial Intelligence: Agriculture
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the use of artificial intelligence in farming and agriculture.
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 10 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 14 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 20 Jan 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
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- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
10 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the use of artificial intelligence in farming and agriculture.
14 Jan 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
20 Jan 2025
Answer published
AI is a general-purpose technology, with a wide array of applications. The government’s AI Opportunities Action Plan sets out how we will make the most of this transformative technology by laying the foundations for AI growth, driving adoption and buildin...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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