§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps he has taken to encourage the European Commission to adopt adequate standards of data protection; and whether he has any plans to propose the establishment of a Commissioner for data protection for Europe.
§ Mrs. RumboldWe support any move by the Commission to ensure that all Community states ratify the European convention on data protection and introduce national implementing legislation. We have no plans to propose the establishment of a European data protection Commissioner.