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Artificial Intelligence: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how she will measure UKRI progress in meeting priority areas and outcomes of the UKRI AI Research and Innovation Strategic Framework; and how Parliament will be updated on this.

answeredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

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Answering body
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled
9 Mar 2026
Target answer date
12 Mar 2026
Answer
13 Mar 2026 · 4 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 9 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how she will measure UKRI progress in meeting priority areas and outcomes of the UKRI AI Research and Innovation Strategic Framework; and how Parliament will be updated on this.

  2. 12 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 13 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) AI Research and Innovation Strategic Framework, published on 19 February 2026, sets out six priority action areas and associated outcomes to 2031.UKRI will measure progress through the framework’s delivery plan, which i...

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