Question follow-through · 14923
Sovereign AI Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will provide details of conditions attached to awards, including a) commitments regarding UK headquarters and office presence, b) commitments regarding UK-based hiring and job cr
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 1 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 6 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 10 Jul 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
1 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will provide details of conditions attached to awards, including a) commitments regarding UK headquarters and office presence, b) commitments regarding UK-based hiring and job cr
6 Jul 2026
Target answer date
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10 Jul 2026
Answer published
Sovereign AI is designed to help the most promising UK AI companies start, scale and remain anchored in the UK. Before any equity investment is made, the Fund assesses a company’s current and future UK nexus, including domicile, headquarters and key execu...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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