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Written Question
Data Protection
Friday 20th November 2020

Asked by: Baroness Kidron (Crossbench - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of accepting transfers made under Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Cross-Border Privacy Rules on (1) the privacy rights of (a) UK citizens, (b) children, and (c) disadvantaged groups, and (2) the enforcement of data protection provisions under Section 123 of the Data Protection Act 2018.

Answered by Baroness Barran - Shadow Minister (Education)

The UK does not intend for Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) to provide a legal basis, as a matter of domestic law, for the cross border transfer of personal data.

The recently agreed UK–Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), for example, does not provide for the onward transfer of UK citizens’ data using the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Cross Border Privacy Rules System (APEC CBPR). It also does not alter the UK’s existing protections as enshrined in the Data Protection Act 2018 and GDPR, including the age-appropriate design code provisions in the DPA.

The UK is committed to working with international partners to remove unnecessary barriers to international data flows. This includes promoting interoperability between international data protection frameworks, which must ensure personal data is appropriately safeguarded.

Written Question
UK Trade with EU: Personal Records
Thursday 19th November 2020

Asked by: Baroness Kidron (Crossbench - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the monetary value of trade involving personal data between the UK and the EU.

Answered by Baroness Barran - Shadow Minister (Education)

It is difficult to estimate figures for trade values involving personal data specifically, and the closest proxy we have is for data-enabled trade. We estimate that the value of data-enabled services trade between the UK and the EU is £143.7 billion, £91.4 billion of which is exports, and £52.3 billion in imports. These values are derived from the Office of National Statistics 2019 trade figures.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 16 Jul 2020
Digital Platforms: Impact on Democracy

"The United Kingdom is home to ground-breaking domestic legislation—such as the recently passed age-appropriate design code and the upcoming online harms Bill—that seeks to protect children online. However, the protections that these measures offer are at risk from an aggressive lobbying effort that is leveraging the US-UK trade negotiations and …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 11 Jun 2020
Children: Exposure to Harmful Content

"I declare my interests on the register. The Covid-19 pandemic has thrown into sharp relief the online risks facing children, in addition to age-inappropriate content. There is an emerging picture that includes grooming, child sexual abuse, financial scamming, threats of violence, misinformation and identity theft, at a time when children …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 18 May 2020
Data Protection: Age-appropriate Design Code

"The Minister will be aware of a letter sent last night by children’s charities setting out the many harms that have increased during the pandemic. They are now demanding that the Government should lay the code. My understanding is that doing so would take only a handful of hours for …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 29 Apr 2020
Social Media: Fake News

"My Lords, I refer the House to my interests in the register. Children and young people are the demographic most likely to access their news online and least likely to have the funds to get behind a paywall, and they have little life experience from which to identify misinformation. A …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 23 Apr 2020
Covid-19: Music Sector and Creative Economy

"My Lords, the power of the creative industries is often expressed in its ability to generate £100 billion to the economy, but perhaps more important is its contribution to the national psyche. Since lockdown, one of the few bright spots in this difficult time has been to witness the irrepressible …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 06 Feb 2020
Cairncross Review

"To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking in response to The Cairncross Review: a sustainable future for journalism...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 06 Feb 2020
Cairncross Review

"My Lords, it has been a year since Dame Frances Cairncross published her review, A Sustainable Future for Journalism. Cairncross’s remit was

“to consider the sustainability of the production and distribution of high-quality journalism, and especially the future of the press”.

The review’s six chapters outline: the importance of …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 23 Jan 2020
Digital Inclusion

"My Lords, I add my welcome to those of others to the Secretary of State and refer the House to my interests in the register. Does she agree that inclusion is about more than getting the greatest number of people online as quickly as possible, and depends on the digital …..."
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