§ Mr. Cohenasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will make it his policy that all future disclosures of personal data from his Department's 455W computer in Newcastle to the security services be covered by a certificate signed by him under section 27 of the Data Protection Act.
§ Mr. PortilloI have been asked to reply.
I can confirm that the requirements of section 27 of the Data Protection Act will be followed in respect of any request for personal data for the purpose of safeguarding national security.