Question follow-through · 50568

Government Departments: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what information his Department holds on the number of Departments that use the Redbox AI chatbot.

answeredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

About this written question

A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled: 7 May 2025
Target answer date: 12 May 2025
Answer: 16 May 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

7 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what information his Department holds on the number of Departments that use the Redbox AI chatbot.
12 May 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
16 May 2025
Answer published
Redbox is available in DSIT, the Prime Minister's Office and the Cabinet Office. The Department for Business and Trade also runs its own instance of Redbox.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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