Written questions

Artificial Intelligence: Laboratories

2026-07-09 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · 17926 · Official question

James McMurdock

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology's press release entitled UK backs new AI labs to make technology cheaper, more reliable and easier to use, publis

Answer

The UK AI Research Labs are funded and delivered through UKRI, and will be strategically managed in line with standard M&E processes for a grant of its kind. Additionally, the programme funding is ‘stage-gated’, where the initial research grant period...