Question follow-through · 19472
Digital Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether he plans to publish a Digital Sovereignty Strategy to reduce reliance on foreign-owned technology providers in critical public services and infrastructure, and to strengthe
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- Answering body
- Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
- Tabled
- 16 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 3 Sept 2026 · 49 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
16 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether he plans to publish a Digital Sovereignty Strategy to reduce reliance on foreign-owned technology providers in critical public services and infrastructure, and to strengthe
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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3 Sept 2026
Answer published
The Government's current approach is set out through the Modern Industrial Strategy (2025) and the Digital and Technologies Sector Plan (2025), which build sovereign capability in critical technologies, including through the Sovereign AI Fund, while keepi...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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Arms Trade: Israel
15 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether he plans to conduct a review of all extant export licences for military and dual-use goods destined for Israel.