Question follow-through · 25019

Artificial Intelligence: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the report entitled AI Opportunities Action Plan, published on 13 January 2025, what discussions he has had with the (a) Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and (b

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Answering body
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled
20 Jan 2025
Target answer date
22 Jan 2025
Answer
28 Jan 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 20 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the report entitled AI Opportunities Action Plan, published on 13 January 2025, what discussions he has had with the (a) Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and (b

  2. 22 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 28 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    The AI Opportunities Action Plan sets out how we will achieve our AI ambitions by laying the foundations for AI growth, driving adoption and building UK capability at the frontier. The Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology engaged with...

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