Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 15163

Artificial Intelligence

Tabled: 1 July 2026

Answered: 10 July 2026

Question

Helen Maguire

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the level of dependency on overseas AI providers.

Answer

Kanishka Narayan

The UK recognises the risks that come with highly concentrated markets and the need to strengthen resilience in critical technologies. We see this less as an issue of dependence on any single country, but rather an overreliance on narrow supply chains or ...

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