Written questions

Artificial Intelligence: Employment

Commons · Question 35644 · Tabled 5 Mar 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record

Answered 13 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has made an estimate of the number of jobs at risk due to the adoption of artificial intelligence in (a) industries reliant on manual labour and (b) other industries.

Answer

Answered by Feryal Clark, 13 Mar 2025

We are already witnessing AI’s impact within the labour market: transforming the workplace, demanding new skills and displacing old ones. We remain mindful of this impact and its effect on the UK workforce, whilst working to harness the benefits that AI c...