AI Growth Zones: Job Creation
Commons · Question 119692 · Tabled 10 Mar 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Iqbal Mohamed
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many short-term, medium-term, and long-term jobs are (a) projected to be created and (b) have been created to date in relation to the Government’s proposed AI growth zones.
Answer
Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 26 Mar 2026
AI Growth Zones are expected to create more than 15,000 jobs spanning construction activity, permanent operational roles and wider supply‑chain employment. Job creation will ramp up as infrastructure works progress, with full delivery projected by the ear...