Computers and Privacy

HC Deb 03 March 1977 vol 927 c589

5. Mr. Michael Stewart

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he will bring forward legislation based on the White Paper on Computers and Privacy, Cmnd. 6353, published in December 1975.

Mr. John

The timing of the legislation will depend upon the progress made by the Data Protection Committee.

Mr. Stewart

As there seems to be a bit more time available generally nowadays, could my hon. Friend be a bit more definite than that?

Mr. John

I take it that my right hon. Friend refers to the time available to us. As I have said, we are governed in this case by the speed of deliberation of the Data Protection Committee, which undertook its examination of this difficult subject only in August last.