Written questions

Cybersecurity: Export Controls

2026-07-15 · Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade · HL2175 · Official question

Baroness Berger

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risk that access by users in the UK to (1) computing services, (2) software, or (3) artificial intelligence models, could be withdrawn or restricted as a result of export controls impos

Answer

HMG recognises the importance of compute to the UK’s digital economy and national security. HMG takes a balanced approach to cloud services, ensuring security and resilience while benefiting from global innovation. This is underpinned by UK security stand...