Written questions

Artificial Intelligence: Finance

Lords · Question HL908 · Tabled 15 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record

Answered 29 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Baroness Alexander of Cleveden

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the scale of public investment needed to maintain meaningful UK sovereignty in AI infrastructure.

Answer

Answered by Baroness Lloyd of Effra, 29 Jun 2026

For Britain, AI sovereignty is about reducing over-dependencies and increasing resilience in key national strategic priorities, so we secure greater control and greater leverage over the issues that matter most. We will continue to use the best technology...