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Table D (private) is never added to public money.","rows":[{"id":"M-DCMS-01","name":"Creative Industries Sector Plan package","kind":"fund","amount_gbp":"380,000,000","period":"2025 onwards","status":"announced","announced":"2025-06-23","launched":"null","what it pays for":"Creative Places Growth Fund (£150m), Creative Industries Clusters (at least £50m), CoSTAR labs (£25m), NFTS (£10m), creative careers service (£9m), Screen Growth Package (£75m), Music Growth Package (up to £30m), Video Games Growth Package (£30m); Creative Content Exchange","sources (url — \"quote\")":"https://www.gov.uk/government/news/380-million-boost-for-creative-industries-to-help-drive-innovation-regional-growth-and-investment — \"a trusted marketplace for selling, buying, licensing and enabling permitted access\"","confidence":"single_source (press release; sector plan PDF not read)","_src":"page"},{"id":"M-DCMS-02","name":"DCMS R&D Science and Analysis Programme","kind":"programme_budget","amount_gbp":"8,300,000 (up to)","period":"2022/23 to 2024/25","status":"allocated","announced":"null","launched":"null","what it pays for":"research including AI Skills for Life and Work and Creative Content Exchange research","sources (url — \"quote\")":"https://www.gov.uk/guidance/dcms-chief-scientific-adviser-office — \"is investing up to £8.3m in research between 2022/23 and 2024/25.\"","confidence":"single_source","_src":"page"},{"id":"M-DCMS-03","name":"One Login passkeys SMS saving","kind":"contract (operational saving)","amount_gbp":"~600 per day","period":"2026","status":"launched","announced":"2026-09-14","launched":"2026-09-14","what it pays for":"saving on SMS verification costs","sources (url — \"quote\")":"https://www.gov.uk/government/news/millions-of-people-to-benefit-from-simpler-more-secure-way-to-sign-in-to-government-services — nearly one in 10 daily sign-ins use passkeys, saving nearly £600 a day in SMS costs","confidence":"single_source","_src":"page"},{"id":"MON-020","name":"Cyber defences (Budget 2026)","owning body (page slug)":"hm-treasury; cabinet-office; dcms","kind":"programme_budget","amount_gbp":"154000000","period":"not stated","status":"announced","announced":"2026-10-28","launched":"—","what it pays for":"cyber defences","announced vs delivered note":"Not itemised in the Budget document. The 24 Oct release named a £60m National Cyber Shield and a £70m NERV Centre (£130m); the other £24m is not itemised. Not AI-only. 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Budget document: Owner now stated: DCMS","counted in totals (£)":"15000000","sources (url — \"verbatim quote ≤25 words\")":"https://www.gov.uk/government/news/chancellor-unveils-britains-ambitious-plan-for-ai — \"£15 million for an AI Challenge Prize to reward innovative AI that fixes people's common problems\" ; https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/budget-2026-document/budget-2026-html — \"The government is also launching an AI Challenge Prize\" ; https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/budget-2026-document/budget-2026-html — \"The government is also launching an AI Challenge Prize to incentivise UK‑based innovators and businesses to develop AI solutions to major frontline public service challenges, supported by £15 million of funding and administered by DCMS.\" (accessed 2026-10-28) ; https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/budget-2026-document/budget-2026-html — \"supported by £15 million of funding and administered by DCMS.\"","confidence":"verified","_src":"2.4 Table A","_shared":true},{"id":"MON-075","name":"National Data Library","owning body (page slug)":"dcms; bist","kind":"programme_budget","amount_gbp":"100000000 (over)","period":"SR2025 period","status":"allocated","announced":"2025-06","launched":"—","what it pays for":"AI-ready public data","announced vs delivered note":"Moved to DCMS (Government Chief Data Officer) by Sept 2026.","counted in totals (£)":"100000000","sources (url — \"verbatim quote ≤25 words\")":"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ai-opportunities-action-plan-one-year-on/ai-opportunities-action-plan-one-year-on — \"with over £100 million\"","confidence":"single_source","_src":"2.4 Table A","_shared":true},{"id":"MON-076","name":"TechFirst","owning body (page slug)":"dcms; education","kind":"programme_budget","amount_gbp":"160000000","period":"from 2025","status":"launched","announced":"2025-06-09","launched":"2026-10-19 (schools and apprenticeship pages)","what it pays for":"digital and AI skills for young people (TechYouth, TechGrad, TechExpert, TechLocal); 7.5 million workers with AI skills by 2030","announced vs delivered note":"Conflict: the SR2025 document says £160m for TechFirst; GOV.UK releases say £187m. Figure unclear. Shown as £160m (Spending Review 2025 document) by Alex Connock's decision of 28 October 2026; GOV.UK press releases say £187m.","counted in totals (£)":"160000000","sources (url — \"verbatim quote ≤25 words\")":"https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-launches-national-skills-drive-to-unlock-opportunities-for-young-people-in-tech — \"£187 million\" ; https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/spending-review-2025-document/spending-review-2025-html — \"with £160 million for TechFirst to ensure people have the right skills to deliver technological change\"","confidence":"verified (figures conflict)","_src":"2.4 Table A","_shared":true,"_correction":"Figure unclear. Shown as £160m (Spending Review 2025 document) by Alex Connock's decision of 28 October 2026; GOV.UK press releases say £187m."},{"id":"MON-B09","name":"DSIT digital uplift (SR2025)","owning body (page slug)":"dcms; cabinet-office","kind":"programme_budget","amount_gbp":"1200000000","period":"SR2025 period","status":"allocated","announced":"2025-06-11","launched":"—","what it pays for":"cross-cutting digital priorities, incl. AI in public services","announced vs delivered note":"Digital, not AI-only. DSIT's functions split in July 2026.","sources (url — \"verbatim quote ≤25 words\")":"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/spending-review-2025-document/spending-review-2025-html — \"An uplift of £1.2 billion total departmental expenditure limit (DEL) investment is being provided to DSIT over the SR period\"","confidence":"single_source","_src":"2.4 Table B","_shared":true},{"id":"MON-B10","name":"Transformation Fund: Digital Centre of Government","owning body (page slug)":"dcms","kind":"programme_budget","amount_gbp":"323000000 (13m + 194m + 116m)","period":"2025-26 to 2027-28","status":"allocated","announced":"2025-06-11","launched":"—","what it pays for":"digital centre of government and cross-cutting digital priorities","announced vs delivered note":"Sum of three table cells.","sources (url — \"verbatim quote ≤25 words\")":"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/spending-review-2025-document/spending-review-2025-html — \"Support for the Digital Centre of Government and cross-cutting digital priorities\"","confidence":"single_source","_src":"2.4 Table B","_shared":false},{"id":"MON-B11","name":"Creative Industries Sector Plan package","owning body (page slug)":"dcms","kind":"fund","amount_gbp":"380000000","period":"2025 onwards","status":"announced","announced":"2025-06-23","launched":"—","what it pays for":"creative clusters, CoSTAR labs, screen, music and games packages; Creative Content Exchange","announced vs delivered note":"—","sources (url — \"verbatim quote ≤25 words\")":"https://www.gov.uk/government/news/380-million-boost-for-creative-industries-to-help-drive-innovation-regional-growth-and-investment — \"a trusted marketplace for selling, buying, licensing and enabling permitted access\"","confidence":"single_source","_src":"2.4 Table B","_shared":false}]}