On Wednesday 7 May 2025, WGGB Chair Emma Reeves, Treasurer Gail Renard and Senior Organiser John Sailing represented the WGGB to show support for amendments to the Data (Use and Access) Bill tabled by Victoria Collins MP and Alex Sobel MP. These amendments called for transparency measures to be implemented in relation to AI training and to protect creators’ rights.
The event, opposite Parliament, was organised by UK Music as part of the Creative Rights in AI Coalition and brought together dozens of organisations from across the creative industries.
While the amendments tabled by Victoria Collins MP did not pass, and those put forward by Alex Sobel MP were not selected for debate, it is clear that there is strong support in Parliament, and across the country, for such measures to be introduced and for creatives to have their work better protected from being stolen by Big Tech firms. You can see which MPs voted for and against increased AI transparency measures here.
The Data Bill will now enter ‘ping-pong’ next Monday 12 May, with both the House of Lords and House of Commons trying to settle on the final wording of the Bill before it gets passed into law. We expect the House of Lords will again try to introduce transparency measures on AI companies, as they did earlier in the process. We will keep you informed of the results of these votes.
We are currently awaiting the Government’s response to its copyright and AI consultation from earlier this year.
Thank you to all of our members who have written to their MPs and supported the campaign so far – we will continue to campaign and lobby on this issue.