Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Cabinet Office press release entitled Call to action for AI companies to work with UK Government on national cyber defence, published on 22 April 2026, whether discussions have been entered into with AI companies attending the CYBERUK event.

The Government set out at CYBERUK its ambition to work with frontier AI companies to strengthen national cyber defence. The Government continues to consider a range of options for strengthening AI enabled cyber defence capabilities. As with other areas of policy, the Government engages with a wide range of stakeholders to inform its thinking. Any formal mechanism for cooperation with external partners will be taken forward in line with relevant legal, commercial and national security requirements.