HC Deb 25 February 2002 vol 380 cc732-3W
Matthew Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many requests the Department has received under the Data Protection Act 1988 for(a) electronically held information and (b) paper documentation. [33581]

Mr. Ivan Lewis

The Department has received 31 requests for information under the Data Protection Act 1998.

Requests for information to the Department for Education and Skills have usually asked for all information held on the individual, irrespective of medium.

Matthew Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many responses the Department has completed to requests for information made under the Data Protection Act 1998 for(a) electronically held information and (b) paper documentation. [33574]

Mr. Ivan Lewis

The Department has completed 26 responses to requests for information under the Data Protection Act 1998.

Requests for information usually ask for all information held on the individual, irrespective of medium.