Question

To ask The Leader of the House what plans they have to allow parliamentary time for a debate on the report on the use of copyright works in the development of AI systems and the economic impact assessment, required respectively by sections 136 and 135 of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, in the current parliamentary session.

The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology wrote to all Peers on 18 March, outlining the Government's approach to the issue of AI and copyright. The report and impact assessment required under the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 were published and laid before Parliament on the same date, fulfilling the statutory requirements. There are no plans to schedule a debate in the current parliamentary session.