Government Departments: Artificial Intelligence
Lords · Question HL58 · Tabled 13 May 2026 · Attorney General · Official record
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Baroness Shawcross-Wolfson
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hermer on 27 April (HL16377), how the artificial intelligence tool developed by Cabinet Office and No.10 defines "disproportionate" reporting and consultation duties; and on what data
Answer
Answered by Lord Hermer, 1 Jul 2026
The AI tool identifies solely the reporting and consultation duties, it does not specify whether they are ‘disproportionate’ or not. The policy development around this is ongoing; decisions on proportionality remain the purview of ministers.