Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 900740

Artificial Intelligence

Tabled: 25 June 2026
Answered: 1 July 2026
Named Day

Question

Richard Baker

LabourGlenrothes and Mid Fife

?To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to help ensure that the UK has sovereign AI capacity.

Answer

Kanishka Narayan
AI is the most powerful technology of our lifetimes, and the engine of economic growth and of hard power.Britain must secure greater control and leverage over AI to boost our prosperity and protect our national security - especially in a context where acc...

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