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HANSARD Data Protection and Digital Information BillI can guarantee that there is nothing in the Government’s proposals that we believe puts data adequacy at risk. That is not just our view; it is the view of all those we have…29 Nov 2023HANSARD Data Protection and Digital Information BillI will come on to that, because we have tabled a few amendments on digital verification and the accreditation of digital identity. We are proposing a voluntary framework. We…29 Nov 2023HANSARD Data Protection and Digital Information BillI share the hon. Lady’s appreciation of the importance of data adequacy with the European Union. It is not the case that we have to replicate every aspect of GDPR to be assessed…29 Nov 2023HANSARD Data Protection and Digital Information BillIt is true that we do not have Government amendments to that effect, but it is a central part of the Bill that we have already debated in Committee. Making data more available to…29 Nov 2023HANSARD Data Protection and Digital Information BillThe purpose of the proposed new schedule is narrowly focused. It will ensure that where benefit claimants may also have considerable financial assets, that is flagged with the DWP…29 Nov 2023HANSARD Data Protection and Digital Information BillI can tell the hon. Gentleman that it is not the case that the DWP intends to focus on the state pension—and that is confirmed by my hon. Friend the Member for Corby. This is…29 Nov 2023HANSARD Data Protection and Digital Information BillI understand the concerns of the hon. Lady. We want to do all that we can to support the bereaved parents of children who have lost their lives. As it stands, the amendment will…29 Nov 2023HANSARD Data Protection and Digital Information BillI will give way to my hon. Friend as I know that he has taken a particular interest, and is very knowledgeable, in this area.29 Nov 2023HANSARD Data Protection and Digital Information BillI am happy to look at that, as the hon. Gentleman suggests. I hope the changes we are making to the Bill will provide greater legal certainty for MPs and others who undertake the…29 Nov 2023HANSARD Data Protection and Digital Information BillI am very grateful to my right hon. Friend for his contribution, and I share his principled concern that the powers of the state should be limited to those that are absolutely…29 Nov 2023HANSARD Data Protection and Digital Information BillAll I can say to the right hon. Gentleman is that the Government have made it clear that there is no intention to focus on claimants of the state pension. That is an undertaking…29 Nov 2023HANSARD Data Protection and Digital Information BillI understand the hon. Lady’s point. There would need to be a legitimate purpose for accessing such information and I am happy to supply her with further detail about precisely how…29 Nov 2023HANSARD Data Protection and Digital Information BillI do have a note on interface bodies, which I am happy to include for the benefit of my hon. Friend. However, he will be aware that this is a technical and complicated area. If he…29 Nov 2023HANSARD Data Protection and Digital Information BillI am surprised that the Opposition regard this as something to question. Obviously, they are entitled to seek further information, but I would hope that they share the wish to…29 Nov 2023HANSARD Data Protection and Digital Information BillThe state pension will not currently be an area of focus for the use of these powers.29 Nov 2023HANSARD Data Protection and Digital Information BillAs I say, the Government do not believe that it is necessary to have a prescriptive list in the Bill. We feel that it is better that individuals make a judgment based on their…29 Nov 2023HANSARD Data Protection and Digital Information BillI beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.29 Nov 2023HANSARD Data Protection and Digital Information BillI begin by joining the hon. Member for Rhondda (Sir Chris Bryant) in expressing the condolences of the House to his predecessor, Allan Rogers. He served as a Member of Parliament…29 Nov 2023HANSARD Data Protection and Digital Information BillAs the hon. Gentleman knows, I strongly share his view about the need to act against abuse of legal procedures by the Russian state. As he will appreciate, this aspect of the Bill…29 Nov 2023HANSARD Data Protection and Digital Information BillThe current one-size-fits-all, top-down approach to data protection that we inherited from the European Union has led to public confusion, which has impeded the effective use of…29 Nov 2023