Oral QuestionDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

?What steps she is taking to help ensure that the UK has sovereign AI capacity.

Tabled: 14 May 2026Answered: 20 May 2026

Asked by

Dave Robertson

LabourLichfield

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology

Answer from Hansard

The Prime Minister

I welcome the hon. Member to his place. Let me be clear: we intend to get Britain building. We will change the planning regime in order to do so; it has held us back for far too long. Young people have not been able to own a home until they are way past the age of 35, denying them the basic dream of home ownership. Of course we will work with communities, but we will take the tough decisions that the last Government ran away from.