Question follow-through · 13215
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what artificial intelligence services and tools are used by her Department; and whether her Department has a contract with providers for those services.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 25 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 29 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 9 Jul 2026 · 14 calendar days after tabling
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- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Artificial Intelligence · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
25 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what artificial intelligence services and tools are used by her Department; and whether her Department has a contract with providers for those services.
29 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Jul 2026
Answer published
This Government is committed to adopting artificial intelligence in a way that is transparent, responsible and accountable to the public.The department uses AI-enabled services and tools where they can support the productivity of officials and improve the...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Artificial Intelligence
1 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, a) what AI training her Department provides, b) how many hours of AI training her Department provides and c) what topics and skills are covered.
Climate Change
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which Government department is responsible for leading work on climate adaptation in the UK.