Alan Mak MP: written questions
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Written questions
Technology: Venture Capital TrustsTreasuryTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 900741More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to support Venture Capital Trust-backed technology businesses.
Answer: At Budget, the government announced a comprehensive package of measures designed to provide enhanced support for businesses seeking to start and scale in the UK. This included doubling the annual, lifetime and gross assets limits on investment which compa...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Bodies: RegulationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67393More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will publish a list of government bodies qualifying as regulators by sponsoring department.
Answer: Yes. While there is no standard definition of a regulator, we will publish a list of all regulators that can be considered as meeting various possible definitions, and will keep it updated in response to feedback. This will be published by September on th...
Answered 17 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial IntelligenceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66210More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to recommendation 28 of the report commissioned by his Department entitled AI Opportunities Action Plan, published on 13 January 2025, what discussions he has had with Ca
Answer: Artificial intelligence is the defining opportunity of our generation, and the Government is taking action to harness its economic benefits for UK citizens. As set out in the AI Opportunities Action Plan, we believe most AI systems should be regulated at ...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial IntelligenceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66209More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the report commissioned by his Department entitled AI Opportunities Action Plan, published on 13 January 2025, what recent progress he has made in the implementation o
Answer: The Government welcomed the AI Opportunities Action Plan and accepted all of its 50 recommendations.Progress has been made across a range of areas, including holding two AI Energy Council meeting, signing an MOU with Anthropic, and opening the formal AI G...
Answered 17 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial IntelligenceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66208More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to recommendation 14 of the report commissioned by his Department entitled AI Opportunities Action Plan, published on 13 January 2025, when he plans to publish an updated
Answer: Reducing the AI skills gap is critical for increasing the UK’s productivity and delivering long-term growth. In June, the Department for Education published an analysis of the skills needs for 10 priority sectors, including digital technology, and we are ...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial IntelligenceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66207More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to recommendation 14 of the report commissioned by his Department entitled AI Opportunities Action Plan, published on 13 January 2025, what steps he is taking to (a) main
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of international collaboration to unlock AI’s potential, including through compute partnerships. We are engaging likeminded countries to explore partnerships that expand access to compute infrastructure and catalys...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial IntelligenceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65818More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to recommendation 13 in his Department's policy paper entitled AI Opportunities Action Plan: government response, published on 13 January 2025, what discussions he has ha
Answer: The Industrial Strategy outlines important activity the Government is taking to grow our world-leading Creative Industries in clusters across the UK. This builds on the AI Opportunities Action Plan recommendations and includes a proposal for a Creative Co...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial IntelligenceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65817More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to recommendation 6 in his Department's policy paper entitled AI Opportunities Action Plan: government response, published on 13 January 2025, what steps he plans to take
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of international collaboration to unlock AI’s potential, including through compute partnerships. We are engaging likeminded countries to explore partnerships that expand access to compute infrastructure and catalys...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial IntelligenceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65816More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to recommendation 5 in his Department's policy paper entitled AI Opportunities Action Plan: government response, published on 13 January 2025, what steps he plans to take
Answer: The Government is delivering on its commitment to secure AI infrastructure through the designation of UK data centres as Critical National Infrastructure and the creation of AI Growth Zones to fast-track development. Alongside this, with the fast growth o...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial IntelligenceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65815More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to recommendation 3 in his Department's policy paper entitled AI Opportunities Action Plan: government response, published on 13 January 2025, when he plans to outline hi
Answer: The Government agreed to take forward all the recommendations in the AI Opportunities Action Plan, including to set out a long-term plan for compute. The Government will set out this plan by the end of the summer.
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial IntelligenceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65814More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to recommendation 1 in his Department's policy paper entitled AI Opportunities Action Plan: government response, published on 13 January 2025, when he plans to publish a
Answer: The Government agreed to take forward all the recommendations in the AI Opportunities Action Plan, including to set out a long-term plan for compute. The Government will set out this plan by the end of the summer.
Answered 14 Jul 2025
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