It is a pleasure to serve under the chairmanship of Mr Davies and respond to my hon. Friend's issues, which were well made and well heard. My role as Minister for Science, Research and Innovation centres on two key projects: being a science superpower and building an innovative economy harnessing technology and innovation post-Brexit and pandemic challenges. Fundamental is spreading the benefits of AI beyond London and Cambridge to regions like South Yorkshire. AI already benefits society in areas such as drug discovery, cyber-security, agritech, air traffic control, gaming, and environmental sustainability. Public trust is crucial; I led a report on values-based regulation for innovation, ensuring standards reflect our national values while supporting the Prime Minister's commitment to end the low-wage economy dependent on overseas labour by raising productivity and wages through AI and other technologies. The UK ranks third globally in AI development and deployment, behind only the USA and China, with twice as much venture capital investment into AI companies compared to France or Germany. Since 2018, we have made concerted efforts to improve the skills pipeline for industry and upskill/redeploy workers through postgraduate conversion courses, scholarships, doctoral training centres, and apprenticeships. The National Centre for Computing Education supports wider reach and access to AI courses. We established the Alan Turing Institute, Office for AI, independent AI Council, and Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation (CDEI) following recommendations from the Royal Society and British Academy. CDEI engaged widely with the public on AI transparency standards in the public sector, which are now nearing completion. Internationally, we chair the Global Partnership on AI data working group and lead discussions on AI ethics and potential regulations at the Council of Europe, UNESCO, and OECD.