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Lords · Question HL1105 · Tabled 18 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record

Answered 2 Jul 2026

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Asked by Baroness Kidron

To ask His Majesty's Government which ministers and officials were involved in the negotiation of the Memorandum of Understanding between the UK Government and OpenAI; how many meetings took place regarding the Memorandum of Understanding; and on what dat

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Answered by Baroness Lloyd of Effra, 2 Jul 2026

DSIT and OpenAI agreed to a Memorandum of Understanding on 21 July 2025 which built on years of collaboration on a range of issues covering from economic growth to security. Through strategic partnerships with leading frontier model developers, including ...