Question follow-through · 109654
Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has made plans for potential uses of the Isambard supercomputer.
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
- 10 Feb 2026 · 12 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, whether her Department has made plans for potential uses of the Isambard supercomputer.
2 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
10 Feb 2026
Answer published
This government is committed to harnessing the power of compute to enable innovations that will deliver growth and opportunity and for people across the UK.The AI Research Resource (AIRR) is now live and is free to use for the UK’s scientists, public sect...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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