Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Alphabet
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many meetings special advisers in her Department have held with representatives of (a) Alphabet and (b) its subsidiaries since 4 July 2024.
Answered by Ian Murray
Details of ministers’ meetings with external organisations and individuals are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK as part of the Department’s transparency returns. The following meetings have taken place after the most recent publication.
Special advisers regularly meet with a broad range of stakeholders to support ministers in the development and delivery of government policy.
Minister | Date | Meeting | Attendees |
|---|---|---|---|
Narayan | 03/06/2026 | Online Safety and the Social Media Consultation discussion. | Youtube |
Vallance | 19/01/2026 | To discuss opportunities for the UK Quantum ecosystem | Deepmind |
Lloyd | 19/05/2026 | To hear Google/Alphabet’s views on the trends in AI cyber capabilities and discuss the UK approach to improving cyber resilience. | |
Murray | 15/06/2026 | To discuss how Google Cloud can best support DSIT's strategy for Modern Government. | |
Narayan | 14/06/2026 | Online Safety and the Social Media Consultation discussion. | Google/YouTube |
Narayan | 15/06/2026 | Attended a dinner on the Frontier of AI hosted by Google Deepmind. | DeepMind |
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