Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of stimulating a licensing market for the use of copyrighted creative content by generative artificial intelligence firms.

The Government consulted on copyright and AI between 17 December 2024 and 25 February 2025. This included seeking views on whether and how the government should support licensing.

Consultation responses are currently being reviewed alongside extensive engagement, which will include a dedicated technical working group on licensing which is due to be established. Together these will inform an assessment of the potential merits of stimulating the licensing market and any next steps to support both the creative and AI sectors. Proposals will be set out in due course.