§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what information he has as to what items of information are held on the magnetic strips of the weekly, monthly and season tickets used in London Transport's automatic ticket machines.
§ Mr. PortilloThe magnetic strip holds data relating to the type and validity of the ticket but the precise details are commercially confidential to prevent fraud.
§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he has any plans to introduce legislation to prevent the installation of automatic ticket machines which can trace or monitor the movements of a particular ticket holder; and whether he will make a statement.
§ Mr. PortilloNo. The matter of compliance with or enforcement of the Data Protection Act is a matter for the Data Protection Registrar.