§ Mr. Ian BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when his consultation paper on the implementation of the European Union data protection directive will be published. [22926]
§ Mr. SackvilleThe consultation paper is published today. It describes the content of the directive and invites views on the way in which the directive should be implemented in the United Kingdom. There is a four-month period for responses. I am placing a copy of the paper in the Library.