§ 00 Issue16 named divisions5 bills
Digital and Technology
Digital policy, broadband, and AI regulation
Government alignment shows how often each party voted with the government's stated position. Issue-aligned direction shows agreement with the AI-identified supportive stance.
Voted with government positionVoted in issue-aligned direction
10 Jun 2025Data (Use and Access) Bill: Motion to insist on disagreement to LA49 and make (a) to (e) in lieuAye = Support the government's approach of replacing the Lords' copyright/AI amendment with looser commitments (a statement and a draft Bill) rather than binding legislation, arguing enforcement of copyright is a matter for rights-holders not government · No = Support the Lords' stronger amendment requiring greater transparency and protections for copyright owners whose intellectual property is used to train AI models, backed by those wanting a firm legislative timeline305 · 191Passed14 May 2025Data (Use and Access) Bill CCLM: motion to insist Commons Amendment 32Aye = Support the government's position on the Data (Use and Access) Bill, insisting on Commons amendments and rejecting the Lords' alternative amendments to the Bill · No = Support the Lords' amendments to the Bill, opposing the government's approach and preferring the changes made in the upper chamber369 · 100Passed14 May 2025Data (Use and Access) Bill CCLM: motion to disagree Lords Amendment 49B Aye = Support rejecting the Lords transparency requirement, backing the government's position that existing copyright law is sufficient and that mandatory disclosure obligations on AI developers are not yet needed · No = Support the Lords amendment requiring AI developers to disclose when they use copyrighted creative works for AI training, protecting musicians, authors and other creators from having their work used without their knowledge297 · 170Passed14 May 2025Data (Use and Access) Bill CCLM: motion to disagree Lords Amendment 43BAye = Support the government's position of rejecting the Lords' additional safeguards on scientific research exemptions, trusting the existing Bill provisions are sufficient · No = Back the Lords amendment to strengthen safeguards ensuring data exemptions are only used for genuine scientific research purposes303 · 67Passed14 May 2025Data (Use and Access) Bill CCLM: motion to insist Commons Amendment 52Aye = Support the government asserting the Commons' will over the Lords by appointing a committee to formally explain why the Commons is insisting on its own amendments and rejecting the Lords' changes to the Data (Use and Access) Bill. · No = Oppose overriding the Lords on these amendments, preferring the Lords' versions of the contested clauses — including concerns about AI and copyright protections championed by peers and backed by the opposition.363 · 99Passed7 May 2025Data (Use and Access) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 2Aye = Support raising the minimum age for children's social media data consent from 13 to 16, giving stronger protections to teenagers online · No = Oppose this specific amendment as piecemeal legislation, preferring a more comprehensive and joined-up approach to child online safety and data rights90 · 287Defeated
How is this calculated?
Government alignment shows how often a party's MPs voted with the government's stated position on this issue. This is the most comparable metric across parties, as it measures the same reference point for everyone.
Issue-aligned direction shows how often MPs voted in the direction tagged as supportive of this issue by AI analysis. For example, if a vote is tagged “pro-environment”, an Aye vote counts as aligned.