Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

Oral Answers to Questions

Matt Hancock Excerpts
Tuesday 20th June 2023

(10 months, 2 weeks ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Glen Portrait John Glen
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I am happy to meet the hon. Gentleman to discuss what is happening in his constituency. Obviously, there have been a series of changes since the section 24 change in the Finance Act 2015 and there are particular pressures in the housing economy at the moment, but I am happy to meet him to discuss that further.

Matt Hancock Portrait Matt Hancock (West Suffolk) (Ind)
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I welcome the work that the Chancellor and the Prime Minister have done to promote work on artificial intelligence done here, and in developing an ecosystem for that. It is clear that the UK has an opportunity to lead on this, especially on regulation, if we get it right, but only if we seize that opportunity now. What is the Chancellor doing to make that happen?

Jeremy Hunt Portrait Jeremy Hunt
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My right hon. Friend is right to say this is a big opportunity. We are home to a third of Europe’s AI start-ups, but we are very aware of the risks of AI. The Government are hosting a global AI summit, with the support of President Biden, this autumn, to ensure we get that regulation absolutely right.