Data Protection and Digital Information Bill

I have a question on this. If the Minister is arguing that this should be by way of amendment of ...

I believe that the AADC already has statutory standing.

On that point, I think that the Minister said—forgive me if I am misquoting him —risk, rules and ...

Yes, I entirely agree with that, but I add that we need it upstream and downstream.

For the...

Can we agree that there will be some discussions with the ICO between now and Report? If those ta...

Yes, I am happy to commit to that. As I said, we look forward to talking with the noble Baroness ...

Some 50,000 organisations access that information, but does the Government have any data on it? I...

We have some numbers that I will come to, but I am very happy to share deeper analysis of that wi...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for his response. There are a number of different elements to this...

Moved by

Baroness Kidron

79: Clause 15, page 30, line 37, at end insert—

“(ba) ...

My Lords, I will speak to a number of amendments in this group—Amendments 79, 83, 85, 86, 96, 97,...

My Lords, I will speak to almost all the amendments in this group, other than those proposed by t...

My Lords, I rise to speak in support Amendments 79, 83, 85, 86, 93, 96, 97, 105 and 107, to which...

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have contributed to this very wide-ranging debate. Our amen...

I thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Kidron and Lady Jones, and the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones,...

The noble Viscount is very interestingly unpacking a risk-based approach to data protection under...

That is a very interesting question, but I am not sure that there is a read-across between the AI...

I did not interrupt before because I thought that the Minister would say more about the differenc...

I will briefly address it now. Based on that letter, the Government’s view is to avoid prescripti...

My Lords, I can see that there is a difference of opinion, but it is unusual for a regulator to g...

I do not know whether it is usual or unusual for the regulator to engage in this way, but the Bil...

Nevertheless, does the Minister accept that quite a lot of countries have now begun the process o...

No, I do not accept that at all. I would suggest that we are saying to businesses, “You must prov...

The Minister mentioned the freedom to choose the best solution. Would it be possible for someone ...

Yes—if the person they were supposed to communicate with did not speak English or was not availab...

The Minister has not really explained the reason for the switch from the DPO to the new system. I...

The data protection officer—I speak as a recovering data protection officer—is tasked with certai...

Does the Minister accept that the SRI will have to cope with having at least a glimmering of an u...

Yes, the SRI will absolutely have to understand all the organisation’s obligations under this Act...

The Minister has reached his 20 minutes. We nudged him at 15 minutes.

Do I have to shut up?

My Lords, just for clarification, because a number of questions were raised, if the Committee fee...

I would like to hear from the Minister.

Yes. We will not stand on ceremony.

As long as that applies to us on occasion as well.

I apologise for going over. I will try to be as quick as possible.

I turn now to the amendm...

My Lords, I hope that no noble Lord expects me to pull all that together. However, I will mention...

My Lords, just in passing, I will say that I am beginning to feel that the decision made by the P...

As the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, explained, his intention to oppose the question that Claus...

This is a mercifully short group on this occasion. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, fo...

I thank the Minister for his response, but he has left us tantalised about the outcome of his mee...

Moved by

Baroness Kidron

103: Clause 20, page 41, line 34, at end insert—

“(e) ...

My Lords, I am somewhat disappointed to be talking to these amendments in the dying hours of our ...

My Lords, given the hour, I will be brief. That was an absolute tour de force by the noble Barone...

My Lords, I, too, will be relatively brief. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, for her amen...

I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, for tabling these amendments. I absolutely recognise the...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, and the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, for the...

Moved by

Viscount Camrose

110: Clause 25, page 44, line 18, leave out subsection (3) ...

My Lords, UK law enforcement authorities processing personal data for law enforcement purposes cu...

My Lords, very briefly, I thank the Minister for unpacking his amendments with some care, and for...

My Lords, I too can be brief, having heard the Minister’s response. I thought he half-shot the Cl...

I thank the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, for his amendment and his response, and I thank the n...

My Lords, this may be a convenient moment for the Committee to adjourn. Happy Easter, everyone.