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Written question asked by Lord Freyberg (Crossbench) on Tuesday, 21 April 2026, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 6 May 2026. It was answered by Baroness Lloyd of Effra (Labour) on Tuesday, 28 April 2026 on behalf of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.


Artificial Intelligence: Copyright

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the publication on 18 March of Copyright and Artificial Intelligence: Impact Assessment that does not establish a preferred option fully discharges their obligations under section 135 of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025; and if not, what further steps they are required to take under that section of the Act.

Answer

Section 135 required the Secretary of State to prepare and publish an assessment of the economic impact in the United Kingdom of each of the four policy options that were consulted on in relation to copyright law and the training of artificial intelligence models using copyright works. The impact assessment published on 18 March assessed the potential impact of each of those four options.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL16613
Session
2024-26
Related items
Report on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence
Wednesday, 18 March 2026
Unprinted papers
House of Commons
House of Lords
Subjects
Arts Copyright Impact assessments Artificial intelligence
Legislation
Data (Use and Access) Act 2025
Link
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