Written questions

Artificial Intelligence: Intellectual Property

Commons · Question 2669 · Tabled 19 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 27 May 2026

Question

Asked by Sir John Whittingdale

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the provisions enabling AI Sandboxes in the Regulating for Growth Bill will include protections for UK Intellectual Property to ensure that it cannot be suspended to allow experimentation in re

Answer

Answered by Blair McDougall, 27 May 2026

The AI Growth Lab, enabled through the Regulating for Growth Bill, will support the safe testing of AI-enabled products and services by allowing, in limited and controlled circumstances, temporary modifications to certain regulatory requirements that may ...