§ Harry CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will bring forward legislation to permit employees to gain access to records of their employment stored by employers in unstructured manual form; and if he will make a statement. [185899]
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Table 1: Total output and net farm income by regions in England—All farm types £ per farm England: North England: East England: West All farm types All farm types All farm types Total farm output Net farm income Total farm output Net farm income Total farm output Net farm income 1993–94 126,000 25,700 160,200 25,300 116,400 20,600 1994–95 131,000 29,000 175,200 33,300 124,300 23,400 1995–96 148,000 36,600 201,000 46,800 142,800 29,800
§ Mr. LeslieI have been asked to reply.
Individuals' right of access to their employment and other records is regulated by the Data Protection Act 1998, as amended by the Freedom of Information Act 2000. We have no plans to extend the application of the 1998 Act to unstructured manual personnel records.