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HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting)I will begin by addressing amendment 70, which seeks only to make a wording change so that the annex cannot be misinterpreted. Paragraph 10 of annex 2 outlines that further…16 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting)I beg to move amendment 71, in schedule 2, page 138, line 16, leave out “states” and insert “confirms”. This amendment would require a person who needs personal data for a purpose…16 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting)The purpose behind our amendment —this speaks to a number of our amendments—is that we disagree with the amount of power being given to the Secretary of State. For that reason, I…16 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting)One of the key principles in article 5 of the EU GDPR is purpose limitation. The principle aims to ensure that personal data is collected by controllers only for specified,…16 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting)I beg to move amendment 69, in clause 6, page 9, leave out lines 7 to 20. This amendment would remove the ability of the Secretary of State to amend Annex 2, so they could not…16 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)I appreciate the Minister’s comment, but the Government protection does not go as far as we would like. Our amendment speaks to the potential imbalance of power in the use of data…16 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting)I am grateful for the Minister’s reassurance, and we are happy to support them.16 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting)This set of Government provisions will increase the period for which former MPs and elected representatives in the devolved regions can use the democratic engagement purpose for…16 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting)We do not believe that amendment 67 would place an extra burden on those who are already complying in good faith. The idea behind it is that it will be a barrier to those…16 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting)I beg to move amendment 68, in clause 5, page 6, line 37, at end insert— “7A. The Secretary of State may not make regulations under paragraph 6 unless— (a) following consultation…16 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting)With regard to clause 3, I refer Members to my remarks on clause 2. It is sensible to clarify how controllers and processors conducting scientific research can gain consent where…16 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting)At present, the lawful bases for processing are set out in article 6 of the UK GDPR. At least one of them must apply whenever someone processes personal data. They are consent,…16 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting)I am disappointed that the Minister does not accept amendment 66. Let me make a couple of brief points about amendment 65. The Minister said that he was not sure whether some of…16 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting)I beg to move amendment 66, clause 2, page 4, line 8, at end insert— “(c) do not include processing of personal data relating to children for research carried out as a commercial…16 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting)My hon. Friend makes an important point, which I will come to later. In these circumstances, it is crucial that if a person is identifiable through data at any time in the future,…16 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Hollobone. I echo the Minister’s thanks to everyone serving on the Bill Committee; it is indeed a privilege to be here…16 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)I beg to move amendment 76, in clause 11, page 19, line 34, at end insert— “5A. The Secretary of State may not make regulations under paragraph 5 unless— (a) following…16 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)I appreciate the Minister’s remarks about consultation and consulting relevant experts. He is right to observe that I am not a big fan of the affirmative procedure as a method of…16 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)I beg to move amendment 121, in clause 11, page 19, line 36, at end insert— “7. When exercising the power to make regulations under this Article, the Secretary of State must have…16 May 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)I beg to move amendment 102, in clause 17, page 32, line 12, leave out from “with” to the end of line 28 on page 33 and insert “subsection (2) (2) In Article 57(1) (Information…16 May 2023