Question follow-through · 109652
Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of a Sovereign Frontier Lab.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 29 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 9 Feb 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
29 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of a Sovereign Frontier Lab.
2 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Feb 2026
Answer published
The Government recognises the importance of building resilience and strategic advantage in frontier AI. While US companies currently provide most frontier model capabilities, our approach is to ensure the UK can access the best global models while safegua...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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