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HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting)These clauses relate to one of the fundamental purposes of the Bill, which is to facilitate genuine scientific research—obviously, that carries with it huge potential benefits in…16 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. May I thank all hon. Members for volunteering to serve on the Committee? When I spoke on Second Reading, I…16 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting)I agree absolutely with the hon. Lady that the definition of personal data is central to the regime that we are putting in place. She is absolutely right that we need to be very…16 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting)If data is shared and then held by a new controller, it will be still subject to the same protections even though it has been transferred from the original. It is important that…16 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting)Again, yes, it will. It will be transferred abroad only if we are satisfied that the recipient will impose the same level of protection that we regard as necessary in this…16 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting)The clause clarifies how the conditions for consent will be met in certain circumstances when processing for scientific research purposes. It clarifies an existing concept of…16 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting)I am grateful to the hon. Lady for her support. I agree with her on the importance of ensuring that the definition of scientific research is clear. That is something on which I…16 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting)I welcome the hon. Lady’s recognition of the value of setting out a list of legitimate interests to provide clarity, but I think she twice referred to the possibility of the…16 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)One of the main criticisms that the Government have received of the current legislative framework is that it sets out a number of prescriptive requirements that organisations must…16 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (First sitting)Thank you.10 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (First sitting)Q I will be very quick, Mr Hollobone. Ms Bellamy, you have suggested that in some ways the regime that the Bill puts in place is superior to that of the existing GDPR and that it…10 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Second sitting)Q Perhaps I could ask you to expand on that now. To what extent would you say that some providers that are not certified are not meeting the standards necessary, or in some cases…10 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Second sitting)Q Moving on to the digital identity provisions, clearly some people are already familiar with this, but there is still a degree of suspicion. To what extent do you think that the…10 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Second sitting)I will come on to digital verification. Let us focus on smart data, to begin with. Harry Weber-Brown: On that, Australia is certainly one of the leaders. The consumer has a data…10 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you, Mr Hollobone. Good morning, Mr Edwards. Both the structure and powers of your office are going to change as a result of the Bill. Do you believe that the existing…10 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Second sitting)Q May I ask a relatively simple question? Obviously your concern is the protection of workers’ rights, and safeguards against discrimination and other potential adverse…10 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Second sitting)Q On a separate issue, at the moment we have a range of bodies responsible for different aspects of surveillance, such as the Biometrics Commissioner, the Investigatory Powers…10 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Second sitting)Q Would you say a little about the international position? You referred to the UK’s position as a leader in this field. To what extent is that the case? What are the benefits, and…10 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Second sitting)Q Can you say a little about the extent to which you have been a contributor to the design of the new provisions in the Bill and whether you are happy with the outcome of that?…10 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Second sitting)Q Perhaps I could ask you both to elaborate on how the existing definition and the current lack of clarity have impeded you in carrying out the research you would like to do and…10 May 2023