Question follow-through · 17922

Artificial Intelligence: Laboratories

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology's press release entitled UK backs new AI labs to make technology cheaper, more reliable and easier to use, publis

answeredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

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Answering body
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled
10 Jul 2026
Target answer date
14 Jul 2026
Answer
17 Jul 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology's press release entitled UK backs new AI labs to make technology cheaper, more reliable and easier to use, publis

  2. 14 Jul 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 17 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    As with other publicly funded research programmes, Government support for the UK AI Research Labs is intended to deliver value for taxpayers through the talent development, the creation of new businesses and technologies, downstream economic growth, and w...

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