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House of Commons · Ministers' Questions

Artificial Intelligence Regulation

Wednesday 21 February 2024 · 3 questions

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Answered 1 Partly answered 2 Not answered 0

Key points

  • The risks of AI are still emerging, so the priority is keeping pace with those risks to keep the public safe.
  • The government has an agile, sector-specific approach using world-leading regulators.
  • The Secretary of State agrees that the Bletchley conference enabled international co-operation on interoperability and a common approach.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Rebecca Long-Bailey Lab Salford
Science & Technology
Context

The UK lacks sufficient regulation for AI despite the risks posed. The government promised a statutory duty on regulators to have due regard to five high-level principles outlined in the AI White Paper.

Question

What steps she is taking to ensure that regulators have adequate capacity and co-ordination to implement the AI regulatory principles. AI in the UK still lacks sufficient regulation, despite the pace of change and risks posed. Will the Secretary of State confirm if and when she will legislate for a statutory duty on regulators requiring them to have due regard to the five high-level principles outlined in the AI White Paper?

Answer from Michelle Donelan

The risks of AI are still emerging, so the priority is keeping pace with those risks to keep the public safe. The government has an agile, sector-specific approach using world-leading regulators.

Partly answered

Not addressed: Did not confirm if and when she will legislate for a statutory duty on regulators or what factors will inform her decision.

How: The Risks Of Ai Are Still Emerging, Agile, Sector-Specific Approach

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Q2 Rebecca Long-Bailey Lab Salford
Science & Technology
Context

The government promised a statutory duty on regulators to have due regard to five high-level principles outlined in the AI White Paper.

Question

Will the Secretary of State confirm if and when she will legislate for a statutory duty on regulators requiring them to have due regard to the five high-level principles outlined in the AI White Paper?

Answer from Michelle Donelan

The risks of AI are still emerging, so the priority is keeping pace with those risks to keep the public safe. The government has an agile, sector-specific approach using world-leading regulators.

Partly answered

Not addressed: Did not confirm if and when she will legislate for a statutory duty on regulators or what factors will inform her decision.

How: The Risks Of Ai Are Still Emerging, Agile, Sector-Specific Approach

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Q3 Oliver Heald Con
Foreign Affairs Science & Technology
Context

A conference at Bletchley enabled international cooperation on interoperability and a common approach to AI regulation.

Question

Does the Secretary of State agree that one important thing about the Bletchley conference was that it enabled international co-operation on interoperability and a common approach? Does she also agree that that will enable regulators to co-operate internationally?

Answer from Michelle Donelan

I absolutely agree with what my right hon. and learned Friend says, and I call it the “Bletchley effect”; we have seen action taken in other nations across the world since our world-leading first ever AI global summit on safety.

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