Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 908407
Artificial Intelligence: Investment
Tabled: 12 March 2026
Answered: 19 March 2026
Named DayQuestion
Chris Bloore
Labour — Redditch
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of her Department taking an equity stake in artificial intelligence companies as part of its Sovereign AI Strategy.
Answer
Kanishka NarayanSovereign AI is a new government VC fund backed by £500 million to invest in strategically significant UK AI companies, anchoring them here to drive national advantage.Direct equity investment, integrated with a package of government-only support levers w...
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