Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the deployment of AI systems in robotics and machinery; and what plans they have to introduce frameworks to regulate that deployment.

AI-enabled capabilities in robotics and autonomous systems are supporting growth as an essential driver of productivity across sectors including manufacturing, healthcare, and logistics. The Government is accelerating the adoption of these technologies through a new set of £52m Robotics Adoption Hubs to provide businesses with the expertise to understand and use these systems.

In response to the AI Action Plan, the Government committed to work with regulators to boost their capabilities. The government has been clear that we will legislate where needed but we will do so based on evidence where any serious gaps are.