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HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: Impact on EmploymentReducing the AI skills gap and understanding the impact of the labour market’s change due to AI is indeed something that we are looking at closely. DSIT regularly reviews the AI…13 Apr 2026HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: Impact on EmploymentThe noble Lord is right that AI poses challenges and opportunities to those in the labour market. The AI skills boost programme that the Government have announced is extremely…13 Apr 2026HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: Impact on EmploymentWe work closely with Skills England and with the DfE to understand the changes that AI is bringing and what that means in terms of the education system, what skills students need…13 Apr 2026HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: Impact on EmploymentMy noble friend is right that there may be differential impacts throughout the labour market. ONS analysis suggests that administrative roles may see greater transformation from…13 Apr 2026HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: Impact on EmploymentThe noble Viscount has rightly highlighted the importance of responsible AI in recruitment guidance. As he knows, the Government have set out good practice for recruitment…13 Apr 2026HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: Impact on EmploymentIndeed, the OECD estimates that widespread AI adoption could boost UK productivity by 0.4 to 1.3 percentage points annually. That is why we have an AI Opportunities Action Plan…13 Apr 2026HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: Impact on EmploymentWe take the security implications of frontier AI seriously. Through our AI Security Institute, we have world-leading expertise in this area and maintain continuous engagement with…13 Apr 2026HANSARDBritain’s Battery Future ReportI thank the noble Baroness for her contribution to the commission and its report. A resilient domestic battery sector is essential to the future of our automotive industry, our…13 Apr 2026HANSARDBritain’s Battery Future ReportAs the noble Baroness highlights, the UK understands the need for gigafactories. We have two gigafactories committed to delivering a combined 55 gigawatts of capacity by 2030. We…13 Apr 2026HANSARDBritain’s Battery Future ReportWe are supporting the performance and efficacy of the ZEV mandate in the transition to additional electric vehicles on the roads and in line with our net-zero commitments. We are…13 Apr 2026HANSARDBritain’s Battery Future ReportMy noble friend is absolutely right to highlight the role of the south-west. Last week, the Secretary of State announced during a visit to Agratas in Somerset a £380 million…13 Apr 2026HANSARDBritain’s Battery Future ReportWe have set out in our Clean Power 2030 Action Plan a road to energy security, and to the clean power the country needs, to provide clean energy for the future as well as securing…13 Apr 2026HANSARDBritain’s Battery Future ReportThe new critical minerals strategy sets out the ambition to meet 10% of the UK’s demand from domestic production and 20% from recycling, and no more than 60% of any critical…13 Apr 2026HANSARDBritain’s Battery Future ReportThe noble Lord is right to highlight the importance of the EU as the largest market for UK-manufactured cars. The EU remains the UK automotive sector’s largest trading partner. We…13 Apr 2026HANSARDBritain’s Battery Future ReportWe are monitoring the performance and efficacy of the ZEV mandate and last year we introduced additional flexibilities, providing manufacturers with more tools to decarbonise in a…13 Apr 2026HANSARDBritain’s Battery Future ReportMy noble friend is right to highlight the importance of battery supply chains and the challenges of potential forced labour exposure, particularly upstream, in raw material…13 Apr 2026HANSARDAI Growth LabIn our AI opportunities action plan we have indeed set out a plethora. That is because this is a technology that provides great potential benefits, and adoption is absolutely key.…26 Mar 2026HANSARDAI Growth LabThe specific proposals around the AI growth lab are separate from considerations on the development of superintelligent AI and the risks that poses. We are extremely fortunate in…26 Mar 2026HANSARDAI Growth LabBuilding on both noble Lords’ recent questions, we need to look across the whole of the economy. There will be a great amount of private investment going in, as well as investment…26 Mar 2026HANSARDAI Growth LabThere will indeed be safeguards built into the AI growth lab. Modification powers would operate with robust safeguards to protect fundamental rights and safety. The lab’s design…26 Mar 2026