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.

answeredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

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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

  1. 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. 2 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 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...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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