Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department has provided to research and development on understanding the potential merits of using AI technology to support people as they age.

The NHS Artificial Intelligence Laboratory has invested more than £100 million to support testing and evaluation of 77 technologies through its Artificial Intelligence in Health and Care Award. The Award was established in 2020 and the funding is available for four years.