Civil Service: Artificial Intelligence Productivity Gains

Debate between Lord Londesborough and Lord Kennedy of Southwark

Monday 1st September 2025 Lords Chamber

[Lord Anderson of Ipswich (CB)]

My Lords—

[Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms and Chief Whip (Lord Kennedy of Southwark) (Lab Co-op)]

My Lords, we have time to hear from the Cross Benches.

[Lord Londesborough (CB)]

My Lords, while the results from the landmark Civil Service AI trial are clearly encouraging, does the Minister agree that it highlights the urgent need to train up public sector workers across all departments on the effective and appropriate use of generative AI? I suggest that such training and guidance apply in particular to us—by which I mean noble Lords on all sides of this Chamber.