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Defence: Photonics

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made in securing sovereign UK capability to develop graphene photonics, including qubit cells and cryogenic control.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
3 Sept 2026
Target answer date
7 Sept 2026
Answer
11 Sept 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Sept 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made in securing sovereign UK capability to develop graphene photonics, including qubit cells and cryogenic control.

  2. 7 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 11 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    The UK is making substantial investments in sovereign quantum capabilities through the National Quantum Strategy, the National Quantum Technologies Programme (NQTP), the National Quantum Computing Centre (NQCC), and associated industry-academia partnershi...

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Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.

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