§ The Earl of Northeskasked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the Written Answer by Lord Sainsbury of Turville on 16 July (WA100), how they respond to the European Parliament's Civil Liberties Committee's approval of the report from Marco Cappato MEP. [HL421]
§ Lord Sainsbury of TurvilleThe draft Communications Data Protection Directive is subject to co-decision procedures. It will therefore need to be agreed by both the European Parliament and member states before it can be adopted. Member states and the Commission will need to formulate a joint response both to the amendments proposed in the report from the Civil Liberties Committee, and the vote of the plenary session of the European Parliament due to take place early in September, when they meet to agree a common position in October.