Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the contribution of multinational companies to the UK's artificial intelligence capacity, and what steps they are taking to balance the role of those companies with the development of UK-owned artificial intelligence capacity.

The government's sovereignty strategy is pragmatic and focusses on building resilience and strategic advantage, rather than simply self-reliance. We want to ensure that the UK can use the best models in the world while protecting UK interests.

To achieve this, we are establishing strategic partnerships with the leading frontier model developers, for example our Memoranda of Understanding with Anthropic, OpenAI and Cohere, to ensure resilient access to and influence the development of their capabilities. We are also developing sovereign capabilities where it matters most by scaling onshore infrastructure, supporting the emergence of new national champions and increasing the talent pipeline in the UK.