Impact of AI on intellectual property
There will be a Westminster Hall debate on the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on intellectual property at 2:30pm on 23 April 2025. The debate will be opened by James Frith MP.

The Digital Economy Bill 2016-17 [Bill no. 45] was published on 6 July 2016 and its First Reading in the House of Commons took place that day. Its Second Reading is scheduled for Tuesday 13 September 2016.
Digital Economy Bill [Bill No 45 of 2016-17] (1 MB , PDF)
The Digital Economy Bill 2016-17 [Bill no. 45] was published on 6 July 2016 and its First Reading in the House of Commons took place that day. Its Second Reading is scheduled for Tuesday 13 September 2016.
The Bill, and its explanatory notes, are available on the Parliamentary website. Factsheets and impact assessments are available from the .Gov website.
The Bill would implement a number of Government policies, broadly related to the digital economy. It:
Following the publication of the Bill the then Minister for the Digital Economy, Ed Vaizey, said:
We want the UK to be a place where technology ceaselessly transforms the economy, society and government. The UK has always been at the forefront of technological change, and the measures in the Digital Economy Bill provide the necessary framework to make sure we remain world leaders.
A Commons Library Briefing Paper provides a general overview of the digital economy and related statistics (Digital economy: statistics and policy). The Business, Innovation and Skills Committee reported on the digital economy in July 2016 (on the industry generally rather than the provisions of this Bill).
The Government have said they expect the Bill to be considered in the Commons and Lords in the last part of 2016.
The Bill extends to the whole of the UK with two exceptions: sharing data in relation to civil registration does not apply in Scotland and Northern Ireland, while the provisions for sharing energy supplier data do not apply in Northern Ireland.
Digital Economy Bill [Bill No 45 of 2016-17] (1 MB , PDF)
There will be a Westminster Hall debate on the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on intellectual property at 2:30pm on 23 April 2025. The debate will be opened by James Frith MP.
An overview of the progress of the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill through the House of Commons prior to report stage.
The bill would prevent sentencing guidelines from referring to personal characteristics such as race, religion or belief, and cultural background in their guidance regarding when a pre-sentence report should be requested.