Written question asked by Alan Gemmell (Labour) on Friday, 28 August 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 2 September 2026. It was answered by Kanishka Narayan (Labour) on Monday, 7 September 2026 on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade.
Artificial Intelligence: Scotland
- Question
-
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what support his Department provides for AI start-ups based in Scotland.
- Answer
-
The Government's support for AI start-ups is UK wide, and we are determined that the benefits of AI are felt in every part of the country. Through our Sovereign AI Unit, backed by up to £500 million, we invest directly in high-potential British start-ups. We give start-ups access to compute through the AI Research Resource and provide grants through Innovate UK's £130 million Growth Catalyst.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 24233
- Session
- 2026-27
- Subjects
- Scotland New businesses Artificial intelligence
- Link
- View this Written question on www.parliament.uk
Librarians' tools
- Timestamp
- 2026-09-07 18:23:32 +0100
- URI
- http://data.parliament.uk/writtenparliamentaryquestion/commons/2026-27/24233
- In Indexing
- http://indexing.parliament.uk/Content/Edit/1?uri=http://data.parliament.uk/writtenparliamentaryquestion/commons/2026-27/24233
- In Solr
- https://search.parliament.uk/claw/solr/?id=http://data.parliament.uk/writtenparliamentaryquestion/commons/2026-27/24233