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HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Seventh sitting)As the hon. Lady sets out, amendment 117 would remove new regulation 6B from the Bill, but we see this as an important tool for reducing frequent cookie consent banners and…23 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Seventh sitting)I entirely agree with my hon. Friend. He accurately sums up the reason that the Government decided it was important that the Competition and Markets Authority would have an input…23 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Eighth sitting)Clause 107 will give the Secretary of State a regulation-making power to make consequential amendments to other legislation. The power enables amendments to this Bill itself where…23 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Seventh sitting)I beg to move amendment 55 in clause 83, page 107, line 41, leave out ‘or transitional’ and insert ‘, transitional, transitory or saving’. This amendment provides that regulations…23 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Seventh sitting)Before I speak to the amendment, I will set out the provisions of clause 83, which gives the Secretary of State the power to make exceptions to the PEC regulations’ direct…23 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Seventh sitting)As I have set out, the existing data protection provisions remain under the GDPR. In terms of specific exemptions, I have said that the list will be subject to future regulation…23 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Seventh sitting)I beg to move amendment 56, in clause 85, page 112, line 35, at end insert— “(13A) Regulations under paragraph (13) may make transitional provision. (13B) Before making…23 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Seventh sitting)As the hon. Lady has said, amendment 118 would require the commissioner to state clearly in the guidance that the new duty does not oblige providers to intercept or monitor the…23 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Seventh sitting)Before I speak to Government amendment 56, it might be helpful to set out the provisions of clause 85. The clause will help to ensure that there is better co-operation between the…23 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Seventh sitting)But, as I have set out, that is subject to review.23 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Seventh sitting)I completely agree; my hon. Friend is right to make that distinction. Companies should use their best endeavours, but it is worth repeating that the guidance does not expect…23 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Seventh sitting)I beg to move amendment 57, in clause 86, page 113, line 38, at end insert— “(13A) Regulations under paragraph (13) may make transitional provision. (13B) Before making…23 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Seventh sitting)Before turning specifically to the provisions of the amendment, I will set out the provisions of clause 86 and schedule 10. Clause 86 updates the ICO’s powers in respect of…23 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Seventh sitting)I say to the hon. Lady that the provisions deal specifically with nuisance calls, not necessarily scam calls. As she will know, the Government have a comprehensive set of policies…23 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Seventh sitting)Clauses 87 to 91 make changes to the UK’s eIDAS regulation to support the effective functioning of the UK’s trust services market into the future. Clause 87 states that when…23 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Seventh sitting)The clause will amend the Digital Economy Act 2017 to extend the powers under section 35 to include businesses. Existing powers enable public authorities to share data to support…23 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Seventh sitting)I beg to move amendment 8, in clause 93, page 119, line 18, leave out first “Secretary of State” and insert “appropriate national authority”. This amendment, Amendment 10 and NC5…23 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Seventh sitting)Clause 93 creates a delegated power for the Secretary of State, and a concurrent power for Welsh and Scottish Ministers, to make regulations to implement international agreements…23 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Seventh sitting)As I have already set out, clause 93 creates a delegated power for the Secretary of State, along with a concurrent power for Welsh and Scottish Ministers, to make regulations to…23 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Seventh sitting)I believe the position is that at the present time, Northern Ireland does not have a functioning Assembly, so it is not possible, but that may change in due course.23 May 2023