HOUSE OF COMMONS · PARLIAMENT DATA
Kanishka Narayan
Kanishka Narayan represents the Labour in the House of Commons for Vale of Glamorgan. This profile brings together parliamentary service details, election information and links to official records.
PartyLabour
ConstituencyVale of Glamorgan
Current membership from4 July 2024
Parliament member ID5039
Latest general election result
Election date4 July 2024
Majority4,216
Constituency turnout61.5%
Electorate74,465
For previous general elections and the full constituency record, see Vale of Glamorgan election history.
Parliamentary career
The current House of Commons membership recorded by Parliament began on 4 July 2024.
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Government, opposition and committee roles
Current parliamentary appointments
Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Jointly with the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Technology)Jul 2026 – Present
Previous appointments
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)Sep 2025 – Jul 2026
Appointments and committee dates are supplied by UK Parliament. Records may not include every informal or parliamentary private secretary role. See the official career record →
Parliamentary activity and voting
Official parliamentary records provide details of speeches, questions, committee work and divisions. These records describe parliamentary activity; they should not be used on their own to judge an MP's effectiveness.
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UKDECIDES · CURATED REPORTING
Selected recent reporting
14 October 2026 · The Guardian
Narayan responds to investment in British AI safety research
AI minister Kanishka Narayan welcomed a major Nvidia commitment to UK AI safety research and warned that increasingly capable AI systems could create significant cybersecurity risks.
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13 October 2026 · Cabinet Office
Narayan backs renewed UK–Canada AI security partnership
The UK and Canada renewed cooperation between their AI safety and security institutes, including information sharing, model evaluations and work on frontier AI risks.
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12 October 2026 · The Guardian
Narayan calls for stronger cyber defences and AI safety safeguards
The AI minister argued that leading technology companies should strengthen safeguards and that Britain should improve its ability to defend against AI-enabled cyber threats.
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9 October 2026 · UK Government
Narayan supports national robotics-adoption hubs
A government programme announced robotics-adoption hubs intended to help businesses and public services put robotics technology into practice, including farming and healthcare applications.
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31 August 2026 · HM Treasury / Cabinet Office
Narayan department launches AI procurement competition
A £100 million competition was announced to support British AI developers producing tools for government and public services. Kanishka Narayan was among the ministers named.
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RECENT COVERAGE · EXTERNAL HEADLINES
Latest news about Kanishka Narayan
12 October 2026 · Free Press Journal
9 October 2026 · Nation.Cymru
5 October 2026 · Connected to India
15 August 2026 · The Poke
26 July 2026 · The Sunday Guardian
MP in focus
Parliamentary serviceVale of Glamorgan
Kanishka Narayan is listed by Parliament as a Labour MP for Vale of Glamorgan, with the current Commons membership beginning 4 July 2024.
Parliamentary record →
Election informationVale of Glamorgan
The latest recorded election result gives a majority of 4,216 votes.
Constituency election history →
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