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 ...