diff --git a/code/backend/batch/requirements.txt b/code/backend/batch/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2b95ed254
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/backend/batch/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+azure-functions==1.18.0
+streamlit==1.30.0
+openai==1.6.1
+matplotlib==3.8.2
+plotly==5.18.0
+scipy==1.11.4
+scikit-learn==1.3.2
+transformers==4.36.2
+python-dotenv==1.0.1
+azure-ai-formrecognizer==3.3.2
+azure-storage-blob==12.19.0
+azure-identity==1.15.0
+azure-ai-contentsafety==1.0.0
+requests==2.31.0
+tiktoken==0.5.2
+azure-storage-queue==12.9.0
+langchain==0.1.4
+beautifulsoup4==4.12.3
+fake-useragent==1.4.0
+chardet==5.2.0
+--extra-index-url https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/azure-sdk/public/_packaging/azure-sdk-for-python/pypi/simple/
+azure-search-documents==11.4.0b8
+opencensus-ext-azure==1.1.13
+pandas==1.5.1
+python-docx==1.1.0
+azure-keyvault-secrets==4.4.*
+# Add dev dependencies here - this will be refactored out by Poetry
+pytest==7.4.4
diff --git a/infra/app/function.bicep b/infra/app/function.bicep
index 322198601..e4c4352df 100644
--- a/infra/app/function.bicep
+++ b/infra/app/function.bicep
@@ -15,12 +15,14 @@ param azureOpenAIName string = ''
 param azureAISearchName string = ''
 param formRecognizerName string = ''
 param contentSafetyName string = ''
+param speechServiceName string = ''
 param useKeyVault bool
 param openAIKeyName string = ''
 param storageAccountKeyName string = ''
 param formRecognizerKeyName string = ''
 param searchKeyName string = ''
 param contentSafetyKeyName string = ''
+param speechKeyName string = ''
 param keyVaultEndpoint string = ''
 param authType string
 
@@ -44,6 +46,7 @@ module function '../core/host/functions.bicep' = {
       AZURE_BLOB_ACCOUNT_KEY: useKeyVault ? storageAccountKeyName : listKeys(resourceId(subscription().subscriptionId, resourceGroup().name, 'Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts', storageAccountName), '2021-09-01').keys[0].value
       AZURE_FORM_RECOGNIZER_KEY: useKeyVault ? formRecognizerKeyName : listKeys(resourceId(subscription().subscriptionId, resourceGroup().name, 'Microsoft.CognitiveServices/accounts', formRecognizerName), '2023-05-01').key1
       AZURE_CONTENT_SAFETY_KEY: useKeyVault ? contentSafetyKeyName : listKeys(resourceId(subscription().subscriptionId, resourceGroup().name, 'Microsoft.CognitiveServices/accounts', contentSafetyName), '2023-05-01').key1
+      AZURE_SPEECH_SERVICE_KEY: useKeyVault ? speechKeyName: listKeys(resourceId(subscription().subscriptionId, resourceGroup().name, 'Microsoft.CognitiveServices/accounts', speechServiceName), '2023-05-01').key1
     })
   }
 }
diff --git a/infra/main.bicep b/infra/main.bicep
index 0c466acd8..1e926fa67 100644
--- a/infra/main.bicep
+++ b/infra/main.bicep
@@ -458,12 +458,14 @@ module function './app/function.bicep' = {
     storageAccountName: storage.outputs.name
     formRecognizerName: formrecognizer.outputs.name
     contentSafetyName: contentsafety.outputs.name
+    speechServiceName: speechService.outputs.name
     clientKey: clientKey
     openAIKeyName: useKeyVault ? storekeys.outputs.OPENAI_KEY_NAME : ''
     storageAccountKeyName: useKeyVault ? storekeys.outputs.STORAGE_ACCOUNT_KEY_NAME : ''
     formRecognizerKeyName: useKeyVault ? storekeys.outputs.FORM_RECOGNIZER_KEY_NAME : ''
     searchKeyName: useKeyVault ? storekeys.outputs.SEARCH_KEY_NAME : ''
     contentSafetyKeyName: useKeyVault ? storekeys.outputs.CONTENT_SAFETY_KEY_NAME : ''
+    speechKeyName: useKeyVault ? storekeys.outputs.SPEECH_KEY_NAME: ''
     useKeyVault: useKeyVault
     keyVaultName: useKeyVault || authType == 'rbac' ? keyvault.outputs.name : ''
     keyVaultEndpoint: useKeyVault ? keyvault.outputs.endpoint : ''