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HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillMy Lords, I also submit that Schedule 11 should not stand part of the Bill. I note the amendments from the noble Baroness, Lady Sherlock, which seek to temper the impact of these…22 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillThey relate to individual people by name, not whole sweeps of people who have done nothing wrong but get a particular benefit.22 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillHow many accounts of “signalling” already exist in the current backlog in the business-as-usual version? What kind of investment will it take when you supercharge these powers and…22 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillThere were a number of questions on the other group that related specifically to people’s willingness to take these roles on and what the unintended consequence of putting…22 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillWill people with power of attorney over the account of someone who receives a benefit also be caught up in all this? That is another vulnerable group, so this could be extensive…22 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillMy Lords, in relation to the excellent speech of the noble Baroness, she mentioned “personal” accounts. I would like to double-check that business accounts, charitable accounts…22 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillMy Lords, the Committee will be grateful to hear, I hope, that I will not try to capture such a rich conversation. I thank the Minister for his careful listening and…22 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillBefore we come to the end of this debate, I just want to raise something. I am grateful to the Minister for offering to bring forward the 2021 consultation on Article 80(2)—that…17 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillMy Lords, as a veteran of the 2018 arguments on Article 80(2), I rise in support of Amendment 287, which would see its implementation. Understanding and exercising personal data…17 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendments 142, 143 and 150 in my name, and I thank other noble Lords for their support. We have spent considerable time across the digital Bills—the…15 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillWe had this debate during the passage of the Online Safety Act. In the end, we all agreed—the House, including the Government, came to the view—that two and a half years, which is…15 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillBefore the Minister sits down, I would very much welcome a meeting, as the noble Baroness, Lady Harding, suggested. I do not think it is useful for me to keep standing up and…15 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillPerhaps I could encourage the Minister to say at least whether he is concerned that a lack of evidence might be impacting on the codes and powers that we have given to Ofcom in…15 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillMy Lords, Amendment 146 is in my name and those of the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, and the noble Baronesses, Lady Harding and Lady Jones; I thank them all for their support.…15 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information Bill15 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 135 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Bethell, to which I have added my name. He set out our struggle during the passage of the Online Safety Bill,…15 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillI thank everyone who spoke, particularly for making it absolutely clear that not one of us, including myself, is against edtech. We just want it to be fair and want the rules to…15 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, and the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, for their support. I will read the Minister’s speech, because this is a somewhat…27 Mar 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillI am sure the Minister knew I was going to stand up to say that, if it is not part of the regulatory instruction, it will not be part of the outcome. The point of regulation is to…27 Mar 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillThis seems like a very good moment to ask whether, if the variation is based on outcome and necessity, the Minister agrees that the higher bar of safety for children should be…27 Mar 2024