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Artificial Intelligence

Commons · Question 70400 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 8 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Dame Caroline Dinenage

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the OBR’s report entitled Fiscal risks and sustainability, published on 8 July 2025, what plans she has to commission the OBR to assess the fiscal implications of artificial intelligence.

Answer

Answered by Lucy Rigby, 8 Sep 2025

The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) is required to prepare an analysis of the sustainability of the public finances annually, known as a Fiscal Risks and Sustainability Report (FRS), as set out in the Budget Responsibility and National Audit Act (B...