§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to amend the Data Protection Act 1984 to reduce the bureaucratic burden associated with compliance with the data protection principles; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Peter LloydWe shall consider what amendments may be needed to the Data Protection Act 1984 when the outcome of the negotiations on the draft EU directive on data protection is known.
§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will list those who contributed to his paper "Costs of Implementing the Data Protection Directive"; and if he will place in the Library the answers to his Department's questionnaires from data user organisations, if necessary in a form which would not breach confidentiality.
§ Mr. Peter LloydI have placed in the Library of the House a list of those from outside the Home Office who responded to the costings questionnaire. It would not be possible to anonymise all the responses as many of these contain comments which indicate their source. The hon. Member may wish to approach the respondents direct, to ask them for a copy of their response.