Written question asked by Matt Hancock (Independent (affiliation)) on Wednesday, 6 December 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 11 December 2023 (named day). It was answered by Andrew Griffith (Conservative) on Monday, 11 December 2023 on behalf of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.

Technology: Finance

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will provide a breakdown of the planned cross-government expenditure from (a) Departments and (b) arms-length bodies on (i) artificial intelligence, (ii) quantum technologies, (iii) engineering biology, (iv) semiconductors and (v) future telecommunications until financial year 2024-25.

Answer: The government set out 5 critical technologies in the Science and Technology Framework, committing to develop a cross-government plan to optimise the science and technology system for each. We have publicly set out our approach to each critical technology, including spending commitments, which for most technologies cover figures for all departments. The government has spent over £2.5bn on AI since 2014. Over the next 10 years we have announced £2.5 billion for quantum technologies, up to £1bn on semiconductors and £2bn for engineering biology. The government has initially committed £70m on Future Telecoms by end of FY 2024/2025.

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