Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of Demos report A Declaration on Digital Rights: Embedding human rights in a new deal for the digital age, published on 10 February; and what steps they are taking to embed human rights protections in the UK’s regulatory approach to technology and AI.

We are committed to embedding human rights protections across the UK’s approach to regulating technology and AI. The UK already complies with human rights obligations including via the Human Rights Act (HRA) 1998. Individuals can uphold those rights in UK courts, which have always interpreted the rights set out in the European Convention on Human Rights and applied under the HRA in a flexible way that keeps up with new technology.

The UK has helped to shape the passage of key international AI initiatives, such as signing the Council of Europe’s AI Convention. This is the world’s first legally binding agreement on AI grounded in human rights, democracy and the rule of law. We will implement the Convention in a proportionate, innovation-friendly way, leveraging our existing human rights framework and sector-led regulation to safeguard rights while supporting growth.