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Artificial Intelligence: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she plans to take to include children’s perspectives in the policymaking process for generative AI.

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Answering body
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled
2 Jan 2026
Target answer date
6 Jan 2026
Answer
15 Jan 2026 · 13 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 2 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she plans to take to include children’s perspectives in the policymaking process for generative AI.

  2. 6 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 15 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    This year, the government will be supporting a summit at Wilton Park on the impact of AI on childhood. This will bring together experts, technology companies, civil society and young people to explore how AI can benefit children without exposing them to h...

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