Artificial Intelligence: USA
Lords · Question HL907 · 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 sovereign AI systems or partnerships they are pursuing to reduce dependence on US company frontier models.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Lloyd of Effra, 29 Jun 2026
This Government takes AI sovereignty and security extremely seriously.We are investing £500m in UK AI firms via our SovAI Fund, including in home-grown model developers, like Ineffable. This goes beyond just funding, to include support such as visas and p...