Oral Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
“What assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the development of the Google quantum computing chip.”
Tabled: 6 February 2025Answered: 12 February 2025
Asked by
Martin Wrigley
Liberal Democrat — Newton Abbot
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
Answer from Hansard
The Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology (Peter Kyle)
Google’s Willow announcement is one of several important milestones achieved by companies developing quantum computers in recent months, globally and in the UK. The announcement does not change our policy to maintain UK leadership across a range of quantum computing platforms.