Question follow-through · 116913

Artificial Intelligence: Consumers

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential implications of increased AI deployment in customer-facing services for consumer protection online.

answeredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

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Answering body
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled
2 Mar 2026
Target answer date
4 Mar 2026
Answer
10 Mar 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 2 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential implications of increased AI deployment in customer-facing services for consumer protection online.

  2. 4 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 10 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The Government aims for the UK to be a global leader in AI, using our strengths in AI to boost growth, productivity and consumer benefits. Safe and trustworthy deployment is central to this.We are taking action to support the UK’s AI assurance market and ...

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