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Department for Business and Trade: Staff

Commons · Question 92353 · Tabled 18 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 25 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Joshua Reynolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much funding his Department has allocated for AI and digital technology to replace staff removed from export support services.

Answer

Answered by Chris Bryant, 25 Nov 2025

DBT is making use of AI tools to improve our services to business, but we are not replacing staff with AI and digital technology.