Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase UK manufacturing capacity for the hardware required for artificial intelligence, robotics, and quantum technologies.

The Government is backing UK manufacturing capacity across these frontier technologies. Our £1.1 billion AI Hardware Plan will back British chip firms, support the scaling of hardware technologies in the UK, boost computing power and build the skills needed for long-term growth. We are backing advanced manufacturing with up to £4.3 billion over five years, including £38 million of grants to set up Robotics Adoption Hubs. For quantum technologies, we have committed up to £2 billion, including £140 million in infrastructure such as open-access pilot lines and cryogenics research and development.