Artificial Intelligence: Job Creation
Commons · Question 10629 · Tabled 17 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 26 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate she has made of the number of jobs that will be created under the UK AI Hardware Plan; what proportion of funding will be directed outside London and the South East; and w
Answer
Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 26 Jun 2026
The current UK semiconductor sector is spread across the UK, with Scotland, Wales and the East of England being particularly concentrated centres of employment. The government recently published a study which found that the UK semiconductor sector support...