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HANSARDStudent Visas(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department to make a statement on the changes to the student visa route.24 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Eighth sitting)I thank the Minister for responding to my amendments. However, we have a situation where we are going from having a specialist oversight to a somewhat more generalist oversight.…23 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Eighth sitting)Society is witnessing an unprecedented acceleration in the capability and reach of surveillance technologies. Such an acceleration calls for protections and safeguards. Clause…23 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Eighth sitting)I beg to move amendment 123, in clause 105, page 128, line 22, leave out subsections (2) and (3).23 May 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. Ofgem has stated that prepayment meters should not be fitted for anybody over the age of 85. In Glasgow, life expectancy is 76. Will the Minister look at increasing the range…23 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Fifth sitting)I am looking for some clarification from the Minister. Under clause 39, it says: “A controller must facilitate the making of complaints…such as providing a complaint form which…18 May 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsUK semiconductor businesses have been crying out for the semiconductor strategy. I have asked a number of questions about this, and two weeks ago the Minister for Science,…18 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Fifth sitting)I wonder whether part of the strategy might include a list of fees that could potentially be charged for accessing data. This idea of fees seems to be quite vague in terms of…18 May 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseCan we have a debate about the switchover from copper cables to fibre for our phone networks? Concerns have been raised about vulnerable citizens—particularly the elderly and the…18 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting)What we are basically doing is changing the rights of individuals, who would previously have known when their data was used for a purpose other than that for which it was…16 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)Of course, the reports on incidents such as those at Fishmongers’ Hall and the Manchester Arena pointed to a general lack of effective collaboration between security forces and…16 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)I rise to speak to my amendment 120. The explanatory notes to the Bill clarify that newly permitted automated decisions will not require the existing legal safeguard of…16 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)I will not move it formally, Mr Hollobone, but I may bring it back on Report.16 May 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseAs chair of the all-party parliamentary group on myalgic encephalomyelitis, may I draw the Leader of the House’s attention to the fact that tomorrow is World ME Day? ME affects…11 May 2023HANSARD Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillThe Secretary of State has explained that the issue is not her U-turn, but that silly MPs on both sides of the Chamber have not properly understood the legislation. Can she…11 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (First sitting)Q I might come back to that in a second, but I think Neil wanted to add something. Neil Ross: I was going to say that you can see how Chris has interpreted it through the lens of…10 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (First sitting)Q Clause 40 sets out the criteria by which a data controller can refuse data access requests. Do you think this is appropriate? Are you concerned that it may lead to a situation…10 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (First sitting)Anna, did you want to come in on that? Anna Thomas: The last question about the threshold is really important, and it tends to suggest that work should have separate…10 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (First sitting)Q The potential difficulty here is that the responsibility is being put on the company. You have described a responsible company that categorises levels of risk and takes action…10 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (First sitting)Q And you are not comfortable that those have been considered properly in the Bill. Dr Tennison: I am not comfortable that they are directed to the right people.10 May 2023