Artificial Intelligence: Procurement
Lords · Question HL11742 · Tabled 10 Nov 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Baroness Kidron
To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of their current spending on AI procurement goes to AI companies that are headquartered in the UK, and what proportion of those companies are small and medium-sized enterprises.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Lloyd of Effra, 11 Dec 2025
DSIT does not collate spending on AI procurement across all government departments. Procurement decisions and tracking of associated costs, including those for AI tools and services, are the primary responsibility of each individual government department....