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Artificial Intelligence: Copyright

Asked by Anneliese MidgleyLabourDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled Answered 14 July 2025UIN 65112

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what his planned timeline is for publishing proposals in relation to his Department's recent consultation entitled Copyright and Artificial Intelligence, which closed on 25 February 2025.

Answered by Feryal Clark

The Government is currently reviewing over 11,500 responses to the consultation on copyright and AI and will publish its proposals in due course.

In addition, as set out in the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, the Government has committed to providing a progress report to Parliament by 18 December, and publishing an economic impact assessment, and report on the use of copyright works in the development of AI systems, by 18 March 2026.

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