Written Statement·Commons·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·HCWS1289

Lanarkshire AI Growth Zone Designation and Delivery Update on the AI Opportunities Action Plan

29 January 2026

Kanishka Narayan

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for AI and Online Safety

Labour

Statement

Today I am updating the House on a number of developments: the designation of Lanarkshire as the UK’s newest AI Growth Zone, the establishment of the AI and the Future of Work Programme, the expansion of the AI upskilling programme, and progress on delive...