Sovereign AI Fund
Commons · Question 4764 · Tabled 29 May 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Chris Bloore
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the impact of the Sovereign AI Fund on reducing UK reliance on overseas AI infrastructure.
Answer
Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 8 Jun 2026
The Sovereign AI Fund is designed to strengthen the UK’s capability in strategically important parts of the AI value chain, including compute and infrastructure. Backed by around £500 million, it combines equity investment, access to public compute, R&...