Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 101287

Artificial Intelligence: Regulation

Tabled: 17 December 2025
Answered: 8 January 2026

Question

Dr Ellie Chowns

Green PartyNorth Herefordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department plans to establish a statutory regulatory framework for artificial intelligence relating to (a) data governance, (b) privacy and (c) copyright.

Answer

Kanishka Narayan
The UK already has a range of statutory frameworks that apply to AI. Existing rules that apply to AI systems include data protection, competition, equality legislation, the copyright framework, and other forms of sectoral regulation.