Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support international competitiveness, inward investment and the development of AI infrastructure in the UK.

AI is the defining technology of our era, with the potential to transform productivity across the entire economy. We are working to ensure the growth and productivity gains from new technology are realised in the UK to the benefit of working people.

We’ll do this by building sufficient compute to protect our interests and avoid excessive dependencies on others. We have already announced five AI Growth Zones and are working with local authorities, regulators and industry to identify suitable locations, accelerate delivery and remove barriers to development. At the same time, we are backing sectors where the UK has real strengths through our Sovereign AI Unit, which will invest directly in promising UK AI companies.