Question follow-through · 15300
Ministry of Defence: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what consultation has taken place with recognised trade unions regarding the introduction or use of automated decision-making systems affecting staff.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 2 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 6 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 13 Jul 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Defence and foreign affairs
- Ministry of Defence: Data Protection · 3 Jul 2026
- Ministry of Defence: Artificial Intelligence · 3 Jul 2026
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
2 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what consultation has taken place with recognised trade unions regarding the introduction or use of automated decision-making systems affecting staff.
6 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
13 Jul 2026
Answer published
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) engages with Trade Unions on all key matters that impact staff. We have engaged with all recognised Trade Unions where we have pursued automation in systems that impact staff employment and will continue such engagement when ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Ministry of Defence: Data Protection
3 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure compliance with data protection requirements relating to the processing of special category data, including data relating to health or protected characteristics.
Ministry of Defence: Artificial Intelligence
3 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Department maintains a public register or internal inventory of automated decision-making systems; and whether it plans to publish such information.