Speeches by Hinds.

“There are differences between stakeholders, as there always are with these questions. You mentioned earlier that you would follow the data. So what data are there available to be followed?”

“I think we have the front cover.”

“Are you looking at causality? I am not sure I understand how those things would affect your recommendation to up-weight or down-weight a particular subject area. With LEO, you could say you are looking at predictive factors that if children study this early on they do better in a broader range of things later. But what…”

“Are you going to make recommendations to Government in the summer?”

“Those recommendations are at a certain level. As you rightly say, there are still then programmes of study, resources and so on. It takes a very long time to re-spec public exams. I realise that it will not be in your control, but based on your experience and knowledge of the process, what will be the earliest point at…”

“What is the earliest time?”

“On your first trimester gestation, I am just trying to understand this. There are obviously large public sector datasets that are made available—Ordnance Survey, Royal Mail postcodes and a bunch of others—and HMRC data or DWP data can be made available to researchers with appropriate safeguards. I am not quite sure tha…”

“No disrespect, but why do they need you?”

“Well, if the data exists, it has it. I am not sure how your exchange—well, we will find out in due course, I suppose. Perhaps in the third trimester.”

“They build APIs between the different systems so you can index the two datasets together. Anyway, we will find out in the fullness of time—or term.”

“On your first trimester gestation, I am just trying to understand this. There are obviously large public sector datasets that are made available—Ordnance Survey, Royal Mail postcodes and a bunch of others—and HMRC data or DWP data can be made available to researchers with appropriate safeguards. I am not quite sure tha…”

“Common ownership as a means of exchange.”

“I beg to move, That this House has considered the use of generative artificial intelligence in schools. It is a great pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Sir Jeremy. You will not be presiding over a heated political debate this afternoon, and I hope this is a good opportunity to openly discuss the enormous change …”

“The hon. Member for Mansfield (Steve Yemm) should not misunderstand me, as I am not against regulation. His points about data protection and privacy are really important, although they are probably too big to fold entirely into this debate. His first group of points and what the NSPCC talks about are the same risks tha…”

“The hon. Gentleman makes his point lucidly and well, and I think it stands on its own feet. The bigger issue with more children taking exams on a keyboard rather than on paper is that exam boards would like to move entire exams online for all children. In a sense, that would be better because it would be equal; there w…”

“I rise to speak briefly in support of the case put so comprehensively and powerfully by the hon. Member for Thurrock (Jen Craft). The APPG on Down syndrome, of which the hon. Member for Mid Cheshire (Andrew Cooper) and I are both members, was given a very striking presentation on Down syndrome regression disorder by Dr…”

“Indeed—computers talking to computers, with us as the facilitators. The hon. Gentleman makes a good point. I will conclude by repeating something I said much earlier in my remarks. We should always remember that, at whatever pace we, the education system or, certainly, Government can work, young people will work at a p…”

“I was happy not to wind up, but you have now made me stand up, Sir Jeremy. We have had a good and constructive debate. I am grateful to the Minister for his engagement, and to all colleagues for taking part.”

“There are two simple safeguards against misuse of AI in exams here in front of me. Will the Minister recognise that the best way to ensure the security and integrity of exams, and how assessment is done lower down the school, is—for the great majority of children, in the majority of subjects—for exams to be handwritten…”

“Funnily enough, I agree with the hon. Member, though not necessarily about statutory requirements. It is certainly true—in fact, he inadvertently leads me on to my next point—that we need to be careful and discerning in using these products. There are many risks, including the safeguarding risks inherent in technology,…”