§ The Earl of Northeskasked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the Answer by the Lord Chancellor on 16 July (H.L. Deb., col. 1261), whether the Technical Regulations and Standards Directive are relevant to the transmission and use of personal medical data for research purposes; and, if so, in what ways. [HL419]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath)The Technical Standards and Regulations Directive might apply to any technical regulations governing the transmission and use of personal medical data for research purposes if they fall within the information society service provisions of Directive 98/48/EC. At present no such technical regulations exist.