Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Tracey Crouch Excerpts
Wednesday 15th November 2023

(11 months, 3 weeks ago)

Commons Chamber
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Saqib Bhatti Portrait Saqib Bhatti
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I share those concerns and have been following the news. It is not just the video at the weekend; there has been another one, which is about the Leader of the Opposition—that is incredibly concerning. We are working with media organisations and online platforms, and looking at this closely with the defending democracy taskforce.

Tracey Crouch Portrait Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford) (Con)
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This week, the Science and Technology Committee has been in Brussels listening to how the EU is progressing with its regulation of AI. Despite the commitment to introducing legislation in the White Paper, it was not included in the King’s Speech. Why not?

Saqib Bhatti Portrait Saqib Bhatti
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The Government have been clear that we will take a contextual and proportionate response. The key is to understand the risks involved. The Government are not saying that there will not be any legislation in the future; we are saying that we need first to understand the risks and then to adapt accordingly. The Secretary of State is in the United States at the moment. What is clear from the Bletchley declaration, and from the conversation that I had with her yesterday, is that we are seen as a global leader in this field, and other countries are looking to us to lead the way.