Scaling up - AI and creative tech

Communications and Digital Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 4 Sep 2024 Closed: 13 Jun 2025 Parliament page
This inquiry is examining the challenges facing SMEs seeking to scale up in the UK. We are focusing on firms working in AI, and creative technology. We are looking at what actions are needed from Government and industry over the next 5 years to maximise the economic potential of these … Read more
1 Report
5 Oral sessions
2 Letters
5 Events
Activity timeline 9 events
3 Apr
2025
Report published
3 Feb
2025
Report published
19 Dec
2024
Correspondence
10 Dec
2024
Oral evidence
3 Dec
2024
Oral evidence
26 Nov
2024
Oral evidence
20 Nov
2024
Correspondence
19 Nov
2024
Oral evidence
29 Oct
2024
Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions 5 sessions
10 Dec 2024
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Feryal Clark MP · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology Sir Chris Bryant MP · Department for Culture, Media and Sport The Baroness Gustafsson CBE · Department for Business and Trade
3 Dec 2024
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Esra Kasapoglu · Innovate UK (UKRI) Louis Taylor · British Business Bank Professor Christopher Smith · UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
26 Nov 2024
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Caroline Norbury OBE · Creative UK David Glick · Edge Investments Nick Poole OBE · The Association for UK Interactive Entertainment (UKIE) Paul Murphy · Lightspeed Venture Partners Peadar Coyle · AudioStack Simon Barratt · Cooperative Innovations Victor Riparbelli · Synthesia
19 Nov 2024
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Antony Berg · Speechmatics Barney Hussey-Yeo · Cleo AI Eleanor Lightbody · Luminance Gerard Grech CBE · University of Cambridge James Smith · Human Native AI Leo Ringer · Form Ventures Susan Bowen · Digital Catapult
29 Oct 2024
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Alex Kendall · Wayve Erin Platts · HSBC Innovation Banking James Wise · Balderton Capital Michael Holmes · Scale Space
Correspondence 2 letters
19 Dec 2024 From committee Letter to the Chair from Professor Sir Peter Mathieson, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, The University of Edinburgh and Professor Mark Parsons, EPCC Director and Dean of Research Computing, The University of Edinburgh, dated 15 December 2024
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20 Nov 2024 From committee Joint letter to the Chair from Feryal Clark MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for AI and Digital Government, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and Sir Chris Bryant MP, Minister of State for Data Protection and Telecoms, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and Minister of State for Creative Industries, Arts and Tourism, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, dated 16 October 2024
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