Question follow-through · 128601
Sovereign AI Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the Sovereign AI fund will invest in companies that train AI models on copyrighted work without a license.
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 20 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 22 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 27 Apr 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
20 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the Sovereign AI fund will invest in companies that train AI models on copyrighted work without a license.
22 Apr 2026
Target answer date
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27 Apr 2026
Answer published
The Government has been clear that copyright rules should be respected. Use of copyright works to train AI in the UK requires a licence unless an exception applies. Companies supported by the Sovereign AI Fund are expected to comply with applicable UK law...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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