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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether research and development funding has been reallocated to support technological development in line with the National Security Strategy 2025.

The National Security Strategy 2025 emphasises the importance of increasing competitiveness in frontier technologies such as artificial intelligence, quantum and semiconductor technologies. UKRI is already investing £4 billion over the next four years in frontier technologies, and is also investing £555 million in defence-related R&D as part of its defence and national security priority programme. Through this programme, UKRI will work with its partners to develop a strategic framework that anticipates future defence and security requirements and guides a programme of investments to deliver a pipeline of talent and skills and strategic advantage for a safer UK.