Question follow-through · 30261
Environment Protection: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the environmental impact of running artificial intelligence technologies.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 10 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 13 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 5 Mar 2025 · 23 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the environmental impact of running artificial intelligence technologies.
13 Feb 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
5 Mar 2025
Answer published
The Secretary of State has regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues on a range of issues. The AI (artificial intelligence) Opportunities Action Plan sets out how we will achieve our AI ambitions by laying the foundations for growth, driving adoption an...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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