HC Deb 30 July 1984 vol 65 c12W
Mr. Wheeler

asked the Prime Minister when a data protection registrar will be appointed under section 3(2) of the Data Protection Act 1984.

The Prime Minister

I am pleased to announce that the Queen has approved the appointment of Mr. Eric Howe as Data Protection Registrar. Mr. Howe is currently a board member and the deputy director of the National Computing Centre. He is expected to take up his duties as registrar on 20 September.