§ Mr. Ashdownasked the Paymaster General whether his Department correctly completed and submitted its applications for data protection registration on time; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe Department of Employment, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), the Manpower Services Commission (MSC) and the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS), registered separately under the Data Protection Act. In all,266W a total of 43 applications for registration, comprising 163 separate purposes for holding data, were submitted within the legally specified time limit on behalf of the whole Department of Employment group. Confirmation of acceptance has not yet been received from the Data Protection Registrar.