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Business of the House

At the weekly Business of the House session, Liberal Democrat Bobby Dean asked for Government time for a debate on AI growth and safety after Monday's AI debate was postponed. Leader of the House Sir Alan Campbell pointed to Budget AI spending and the G20; Bob Blackman said the debate could be rescheduled for 19 November.

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Why it matters

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What it means for you

A planned House of Commons debate on the risks of advanced AI was pulled on Monday because too many MPs wanted to speak; it may return on 19 November.

For lawmakers

Sir Alan Campbell, Leader of the House of Commons, promised no Government time for an AI debate, citing the UK's G20 presidency as a route to global AI principles.

The question it raises

Bobby Dean argues Parliament should make time for the large questions of the age, including the threat of superintelligent models, as well as local issues.

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“on Monday the AI debate was bumped off the agenda. I am afraid that that makes Parliament look slightly ridiculous. We last debated AI properly in this Chamber back in 2023”
Bobby Dean, Liberal Democrat MP for Carshalton and WallingtonBobby Dean (Liberal Democrat) criticising the postponement of Monday's AI debate in the Commons.
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“There are huge questions to answer on the growth opportunities presented by AI and how we get it adopted widely across the country, but also on the safety concerns and the threat that superintelligent models pose to our society.”
Bobby Dean, Liberal Democrat MP for Carshalton and WallingtonBobby Dean asking the Leader of the House for a debate in Government time as urgently as possible.
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“the Budget delivers the Government’s most ambitious AI package yet, investing £700 million to tackle the risks of AI. We will put AI centre stage during our G20 presidency”
Sir Alan Campbell, Leader of the House of CommonsSir Alan Campbell (Labour), Leader of the House, replying to the request for an AI safety debate.
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“the House will not have long to wait for the debate on the emerging risks of advanced AI, which of course had to be withdrawn because of the sheer number of Members who wanted to speak”
Bob Blackman, Chair of the Backbench Business CommitteeBob Blackman (Conservative), Chair of the Backbench Business Committee, on rescheduling the debate if the Government allocates time on 19 November.
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The record

Questions
Who can demand evidence, delay a release or stop an unsafe deployment? · How fast is AI advancing, and where is it heading?
People
Bobby Dean (Speaks, Liberal Democrat MP for Carshalton and Wallington) · Sir Alan Campbell (Speaks, Leader of the House of Commons) · Bob Blackman (Speaks, Chair of the Backbench Business Committee) · Jesse Norman (Speaks, Conservative MP, opposing the Government's business statement)
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The Radar, run of October 30, 2026, via uk-house-of-commons-hansard (tier 1: the source’s own channel or an official record)
Cite this
UK House of Commons, “Business of the House”, October 29, 2026. Entry in the Ctrl AI Base, https://ctrlai.com/base/uk-house-of-commons-2026-10-29-business-postponed-ai-debate
Our notesOnly the first 332 of 410 lines of the saved record were read; the AI passages named in the triage excerpt all fall in that part, but a later AI mention could exist. Jesse Norman mentions AI only in a list of external shocks. Campbell's claim about the Budget's AI spending is not checked here against the Budget.