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 Party — North 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 NarayanThe 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.