I can today confirm that I have laid a Treasury Minute informing the House of the contingent liability that HM Treasury has taken on in authorising the sale of a portfolio of Bradford & Bingley (B&B) and NRAM commercial loans, acquired during the financial crisis under the last Labour Government,...

I can today confirm that I have laid a Treasury Minute informing the House of the contingent liability that HM Treasury has taken on in authorising the sale of a portfolio of Bradford & Bingley (B&B) and NRAM commercial loans, acquired during the financial crisis under the last Labour Government,...

My honourable friend the Economic Secretary to the Treasury (John Glen) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.

I can today confirm that I have laid a Treasury Minute informing the House of the contingent liability that HM Treasury has taken on in authorising the sale of a portfolio of...

My honourable friend the Economic Secretary to the Treasury (John Glen) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.

I can today confirm that I have laid a Treasury Minute informing the House of the contingent liability that HM Treasury has taken on in authorising the sale of a portfolio of...

Consent of Queen and Prince of Wales signified. Lords third reading. Amendments 1, 2 and 5 to 21 agreed to. Privilege amendment made. Bill passed and returned to the Commons with amendments.

Consent of Queen and Prince of Wales signified. Lords third reading. Amendments 1, 2 and 5 to 21 agreed to. Privilege amendment made. Bill passed and returned to the Commons with amendments.

My Lords, I am very pleased to be able to set out the Government’s reasoning in tabling this group of amendments in response to valid concerns from the insurance industry. There are three amendments in the group; one technical matter and two addressing processing for insurance purposes. Regarding Amendments 16...

My Lords, I am very pleased to be able to set out the Government’s reasoning in tabling this group of amendments in response to valid concerns from the insurance industry. There are three amendments in the group; one technical matter and two addressing processing for insurance purposes. Regarding Amendments 16...

My Lords, I strongly support this excellent group of amendments. I declare my interests as set out in the register, particularly those in respect of the insurance industry. I am enormously grateful to the Minister for being so generous with his time in the process that has led to the...

My Lords, I strongly support this excellent group of amendments. I declare my interests as set out in the register, particularly those in respect of the insurance industry. I am enormously grateful to the Minister for being so generous with his time in the process that has led to the...

My Lords, I have it in command from Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales to acquaint the

House that they, having been informed of the purport of the Data Protection Bill, have consented to place their prerogatives and interests, so far as they are...

My Lords, I have it in command from Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales to acquaint the

House that they, having been informed of the purport of the Data Protection Bill, have consented to place their prerogatives and interests, so far as they are...

Can the Minister explain what interests the Prince of Wales has in this Bill?

Can the Minister explain what interests the Prince of Wales has in this Bill?

I will write to the noble Lord.

Clause 2: Protection of personal data

Amendment 1

I will write to the noble Lord.

Clause 2: Protection of personal data

Amendment 1

Moved by

Lord Keen of Elie

1: Clause 2, page 2, line 6, after “lawfully” insert “and fairly”

Moved by

Lord Keen of Elie

1: Clause 2, page 2, line 6, after “lawfully” insert “and fairly”

My Lords, when we debated the right to data protection on Report, the House decided to opt for a declaratory statement, as opposed to the creation of a new right enshrining Article 8 of the European Charter of Fundamental Rights into UK law. In that debate, my noble friend Lord...

My Lords, when we debated the right to data protection on Report, the House decided to opt for a declaratory statement, as opposed to the creation of a new right enshrining Article 8 of the European Charter of Fundamental Rights into UK law. In that debate, my noble friend Lord...

My Lords, I have signed up to Amendments 1 and 2 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Ashton of Hyde, and do so in support of the position that we reached after considerable discussion and debate. The noble and learned Lord, Lord Keen, mentioned a few of the...

My Lords, I have signed up to Amendments 1 and 2 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Ashton of Hyde, and do so in support of the position that we reached after considerable discussion and debate. The noble and learned Lord, Lord Keen, mentioned a few of the...

My Lords, I take this opportunity to further reassure noble Lords that proportionality is a concept that has a continuing role in the Bill. Not only will the obligations in the GDPR carry over to domestic law but they will continue to apply to the Government. If Ministers are minded...

My Lords, I take this opportunity to further reassure noble Lords that proportionality is a concept that has a continuing role in the Bill. Not only will the obligations in the GDPR carry over to domestic law but they will continue to apply to the Government. If Ministers are minded...

Moved by

Lord Keen of Elie

2: Clause 2, page 2, line 9, after “data” insert “and to require inaccurate personal data to be rectified”

Moved by

Lord Keen of Elie

2: Clause 2, page 2, line 9, after “data” insert “and to require inaccurate personal data to be rectified”

Moved by

Baroness Howe of Idlicote

4: Clause 124, page 69, line 7, at end insert—

““children” means people under the age of 18;”

Moved by

Baroness Howe of Idlicote

4: Clause 124, page 69, line 7, at end insert—

““children” means people under the age of 18;”

My Lords, I am pleased to speak to my Amendment 4, which I regard as small but important for the purposes of clarification.

Last month, there was universal support from your Lordships when my noble friend Lady Kidron introduced her excellent amendment on the age-appropriate design code, which is now the...

My Lords, I am pleased to speak to my Amendment 4, which I regard as small but important for the purposes of clarification.

Last month, there was universal support from your Lordships when my noble friend Lady Kidron introduced her excellent amendment on the age-appropriate design code, which is now the...

My Lords, I thank my noble friend for bringing this issue to the attention of the House. It is my understanding that, by invoking the UNCRC, we are talking about children being people under the age of 18. I would very much welcome the Minister’s saying that that extends beyond...

My Lords, I thank my noble friend for bringing this issue to the attention of the House. It is my understanding that, by invoking the UNCRC, we are talking about children being people under the age of 18. I would very much welcome the Minister’s saying that that extends beyond...

My Lords, can the Minister tell the House at what age the United Nations considers that a child ceases to be a child?

My Lords, can the Minister tell the House at what age the United Nations considers that a child ceases to be a child?

My Lords, Clause 124(4)(b) refers to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, which defines a child as a person under the age of 18, so we can assume that that is the working principle. Clause 124, introduced at a previous stage by an amendment from the...

My Lords, Clause 124(4)(b) refers to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, which defines a child as a person under the age of 18, so we can assume that that is the working principle. Clause 124, introduced at a previous stage by an amendment from the...