Question follow-through · 105233
Department of Health and Social Care: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his department uses AI to automate decision making about access to public services.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 13 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 19 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 20 Jan 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
13 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his department uses AI to automate decision making about access to public services.
19 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
20 Jan 2026
Answer published
The Department develops policy and strategy on the regulation and use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies across health and care. The NHS England Information Governance (IG) Policy Engagement Team are updating their guidance for patients, health ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Mental Health Services: Waiting Lists
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Mental Health Services: Waiting Lists
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Suicide: Mental Health Services
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Pharmacy
26 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much was spent on the Pharmacy First awareness campaign.
Suicide: Mental Health Services
26 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what criteria he uses to assess the effectiveness of the Suicide Prevention Strategy.
Emergency Services: Suicide
8 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many emergency workers have died by suicide each year since 2015.