Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 9:00 pm on 17 December 2024.
Viscount Younger of Leckie
Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions)
9:00,
17 December 2024
I would like to come back briefly with a further question, as there is time; we do have time for Back-Bench questions as well as Front-Bench questions. As regards the future, can the Minister give us a feel for how progress on AI is going in the department in respect of the data for WASPI women?
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