Data Protection and Digital Information Bill

I begin by joining the hon. Member for Rhondda (Sir Chris Bryant) in expressing the condolences o...

I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.

With this it will be convenient to discuss the following:

Government new clause 48—Processi...

The current one-size-fits-all, top-down approach to data protection that we inherited from the Eu...

I am grateful to the Minister for giving way so early. Oxford West and Abingdon has a huge number...

I share the hon. Lady’s appreciation of the importance of data adequacy with the European Union. ...

The Minister says, “We do not wish”. Is that a guarantee from the Dispatch Box that there will be...

I can guarantee that there is nothing in the Government’s proposals that we believe puts data ade...

Will the Minister confirm that no services will rely on digital identity checks?

I will come on to that, because we have tabled a few amendments on digital verification and the a...

Before my right hon. Friend moves on to the specifics of the Government amendments, may I ask him...

It is true that we do not have Government amendments to that effect, but it is a central part of ...

Broadly speaking, we support this measure. What negotiations and discussions has the Minister had...

As the hon. Gentleman knows, I strongly share his view about the need to act against abuse of leg...

Is any consideration given to the fact that that information could be used by bad actors? If peop...

I understand the hon. Lady’s point. There would need to be a legitimate purpose for accessing suc...

Is the Minister prepared to look at how the proposals in the Bill and the amendments align with r...

I am happy to look at that, as the hon. Gentleman suggests. I hope the changes we are making to t...

We welcome such measures, but is the Minister aware of the case of Breck Bednar, who was groomed ...

I understand the concerns of the hon. Lady. We want to do all that we can to support the bereaved...

My reading of the proposed new schedule is that it gives the Department the power to look into th...

The purpose of the proposed new schedule is narrowly focused. It will ensure that where benefit c...

But it does include the state pension, doesn’t it?

I am surprised that the Opposition regard this as something to question. Obviously, they are enti...

Pensions?

The state pension will not currently be an area of focus for the use of these powers.

The House of Commons Library makes it absolutely clear that the Bill, if taken forward in the way...

I can tell the hon. Gentleman that it is not the case that the DWP intends to focus on the state ...

I think everybody in the House understands the importance of getting this right. We all want to s...

I am very grateful to my right hon. Friend for his contribution, and I share his principled conce...

Can the Minister give us an example of the circumstances in which the Department would need to lo...

All I can say to the right hon. Gentleman is that the Government have made it clear that there is...

rose—

I will give way to my hon. Friend as I know that he has taken a particular interest, and is very ...

The Minister is very kind. I just wanted to pick up on his last point about smart data. He is rig...

I do have a note on interface bodies, which I am happy to include for the benefit of my hon. Frie...

I call the shadow Minister.

As I am feeling generous, I shall start with the nice bits where we agree with the Government. Fi...

indicated dissent.

He does not—great.

Finally, new schedule 1 would grant the Secretary of State the power to ...

Before I speak to my new clause, I want to address one or two of the things that the Opposition s...

It is difficult to know where to start. The Minister described this as a Brexit opportunities Bil...

My hon. Friend probably shares my concern that we are moving into a new era in which the bank acc...

There is a huge risk. It is clear that the Government’s starting point is very often to avoid giv...

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Members who have spoken in this very important debate. I decl...

I have now to announce the result of today’s deferred Division on the Draft Strikes (Minimum Serv...

I rise to speak specifically to Government new clause 34 and connected Government amendments whic...

There is something called a production order. If somebody was under investigation for benefit fra...

Yes, there is a clear and long-established right in law for the DWP to look into people’s bank ac...

I rise to speak to new clause 1 in my name and that of other colleagues. Earlier this year, I met...

I rise to speak to the six amendments that I have tabled to the Bill. I am grateful to Mr Speaker...

I add mine and that of the Labour party, too.

I thank my hon. Friend for that.

I have been contacted by many people and organisations abo...

I rise to speak to new clause 2, which, given its low number, everyone will realise I tabled pret...

I agree with the hon. Gentleman on this, but quite a lot of steps need to be taken here. For inst...

I wish I had seen something, because then I would be able to pull my amendment or inform the Hous...

I apologise to right hon. and hon. Members for any confusion that my movements around the Chamber...

With the leave of the House, I call the Minister to wind up the debate.

I thank all hon. Members who have contributed to the debate. I believe that these matters are imp...

But the Minister has already indicated that, basically, he will come forward with exactly the sam...

As I say, the Government do not believe that it is necessary to have a prescriptive list in the B...

My understanding was that the level of fraud among state pension claims was indeed extremely smal...

What I am saying is that the Government’s intention is to use the power only when there is clear ...

The trouble is that this is not about amending. The Government describe the relevant benefits in ...

I agree, to the extent that levels of fraud in state pensions being currently nearly zero, the po...

For the benefit of all Members, we are before the knife, so we will have to go through a sequence...

I beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time.

This Bill will deliver tangible be...

I call the shadow Minister.

6.2 pm

I, too, would like to thank the Clerks for their help. They are always enormously helpful, especi...

I call the SNP spokesperson.

6.3 pm

The Minister said that this Bill would not have been possible without Brexit. I think the express...