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Written question asked by Mike Wood (Conservative) on Wednesday, 22 October 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 27 October 2025. It was answered by Ian Murray (Labour) on Friday, 31 October 2025 on behalf of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.

Government: Artificial Intelligence

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what data sources have been used to train the Parlex AI tool on forecasting parliamentary reactions; and whether a data privacy impact assessment has been produced.

Answer

The Parlex tool has not been trained as a new AI model, nor does it involve the development of a novel forecasting system. Instead, it is a search and analysis tool that enables users to research existing parliamentary records to support policy development and parliamentary handling.

Parlex uses only publicly available parliamentary data, including Hansard transcripts, Parliamentary Questions, and Select Committee materials. All tools developed by the Incubator for AI, including Parlex, are assured in line with government guidelines, which include data protection assessments.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
84244
Session
2024-26
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Subjects
Data protection Government Parliamentary scrutiny Artificial intelligence
Link
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