HC Deb 17 March 1986 vol 94 c7W
Mr. Grylls

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many businesses have registered under the Data Protection Act 1984 to date; and how many have yet to register.

Mr. Waddington

About 13,000 applications for registration have been received by the Data Protection Registrar. He estimates that about 300,000 data users and computer bureaux may be liable to register.