Artificial Intelligence
2026-06-21 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · 11728 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help ensure that British companies can access affordable compute capacity.
Answer
We recently announced a £1.1 billion AI Hardware Plan to back British firms developing the chips and computing power behind AI. This includes our Advance Market Commitment to equip the UK’s AI Research Resource (AIRR) with powerful next generation inferen...