§ Mr. Cordleasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will consider legislation to safeguard personal information about individuals which is stored by commercial enterprises on their computers.
§ Mr. Anthony GrantThe Consumer Credit Bill which is being introduced today will impose licensing requirements on credit reference agencies and will give individuals rights of access to information held about them by such agencies. The wider aspects of the need for safeguards to protect the privacy of personal information held in computers were among those discussed in the Younger Report on Privacy, Cmnd. 5012. The Government have promised to set out their conclusions on this report in a White Paper, which is now being prepared. I suggest that my hon. Friend awaits the publication of this White Paper.