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Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to p.22 of the Plan for Change, CP 1210, published on 5 December 2024, what progress he has made on capturing the benefits of the fourth industrial revolution through the
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 30 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 12 Jun 2025 · 13 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
30 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to p.22 of the Plan for Change, CP 1210, published on 5 December 2024, what progress he has made on capturing the benefits of the fourth industrial revolution through the
3 Jun 2025
Target answer date
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12 Jun 2025
Answer published
AI offers the most powerful lever we have for national renewal; it underpins the Government’s plan to drive economic growth, transform public services, and boost living standards for working people across the country.The Government has welcomed the Action...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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