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Statistics and Registration Service Bill

I am grateful to the Minister for that explanation, which technically I understand. However, because he has not given us any examples of either of these powers being used in the past—although I accept that that might be difficult to do because of national security—it is very difficult to have a discussion about whether they have been used reasonably. It is highly likely that such orders of the court are rarely used. I could not think of a case in which a court would be ordering the ONS to disclose personal information. However, if there is a strand here, it would be useful to have some evidence of what it is and why the provision is so valuable. The Minister may be able to give me some satisfaction on that.
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
692 c730 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
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