HL Deb 16 December 2002 vol 642 cc69-70WA
The Earl of Northesk

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Chancellor on 7 November (WA154), and notwithstanding the publication of the regulatory impact assessment in preparation of the Data Protection Act 1998, what were the actual costs for (i) inception of data protection regimes and (ii) annual maintenance costs of compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998 for local authorities; and [HL420]

Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Chancellor on 7 November (WA154), and notwithstanding the publication of the regulatory impact assessment in preparation of the Data Protection Act 1998, what were the actual costs for (i) inception of data protection regimes and (ii) annual maintenance costs of compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998 for government departments; and [HL421]

Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Chancellor on 7 November (WA154), and notwithstanding the publication of the regulatory impact assessment in preparation of the Data Protection Act 1998, what were the actual costs for (i) inception of data protection regimes and (ii) annual maintenance costs of compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998 for the National Health Service; and [HL422]

Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Chancellor on 7 November (WA154) and notwithstanding the publication of the regulatory impact assessment in preparation of the Data Protection Act 1998, what were the actual costs for (i) inception of data protection regimes and (ii) annual maintenance costs of compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998 for United Kingdom companies that employ:

  1. (a) fewer than 20 persons;
  2. (b) between 20 and 50 persons;
  3. (c) between 50 and 250 persons; and
  4. (d) more than 250 persons [HL423]

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

This information is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

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