Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, for what purposes their Department has used artificial intelligence in the last year.

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has made use of artificial intelligence (AI) over the past year for a range of purposes including:

• Support to general corporate and administrative activities. For example, creating meeting notes, drafting and summarising documents.
• Information retrieval and presentation, including extracting data from multiple sources to produce straightforward guidance for common activities and develop tailored insights for policy planning and development.

• Data analysis and decision support, for example, researching and analysing economic trends in green industries and markets.

AI is used in accordance with all relevant departmental and government guidelines, to ensure responsible and ethical use and data protection.