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Written Question
Arts: Artificial Intelligence and Copyright
Friday 6th June 2025

Asked by: Chris Hinchliff (Labour - North East Hertfordshire)

Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of provisions within the Data, Use and Access Bill on (a) copyright and (b) AI on the long-term sustainability of the music and arts sector.

Answered by Chris Bryant - Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)

The Data (Use and Access) Bill does not contain any provisions relating to copyright law and AI or the music and arts sectors. Nor does it change copyright law in any regard. In response to concerns, the Government has committed on the face of the Bill to produce an economic impact assessment and report on key matters relating to use of copyright works in the development of AI systems.

Written Question
Arts: Intellectual Property
Wednesday 7th May 2025

Asked by: Chris Hinchliff (Labour - North East Hertfordshire)

Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Data, Use and Access Bill on the long-term sustainability of the music and arts sector.

Answered by Chris Bryant - Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)

The Data (Use and Access) Bill does not contain any provisions relating to the music and arts sectors.

Written Question
Data (Use and Access) Bill (HL)
Friday 2nd May 2025

Asked by: Chris Hinchliff (Labour - North East Hertfordshire)

Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent discussions his Department has had with representatives of the (a) music and (b) arts sector on the Data (Use and Access) Bill.

Answered by Chris Bryant - Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)

Ministers and officials have regular meetings with a range of stakeholders from the creative industries about the Data (Use and Access) Bill.

Ministerial meetings and engagements are published through quarterly transparency reports on GOV.UK.