Question follow-through · 129347
Cybersecurity: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Cabinet Office press release entitled Call to action for AI companies to work with UK Government on national cyber defence, published on 22 April 2026, whether dis
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 22 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 27 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 29 Apr 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
22 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Cabinet Office press release entitled Call to action for AI companies to work with UK Government on national cyber defence, published on 22 April 2026, whether dis
27 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
29 Apr 2026
Answer published
The Government set out at CYBERUK its ambition to work with frontier AI companies to strengthen national cyber defence. The Government continues to consider a range of options for strengthening AI enabled cyber defence capabilities. As with other areas of...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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