Debates between Lord Ashton of Hyde and Lord Davies of Oldham during the 2017-2019 Parliament

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Debate between Lord Ashton of Hyde and Lord Davies of Oldham
Monday 10th July 2017

(6 years, 10 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Ashton of Hyde Portrait Lord Ashton of Hyde
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The best way is to get international agreement. It was discussed—

Lord Ashton of Hyde Portrait Lord Ashton of Hyde
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I think it has been discussed in many multinational organisations—including the EU, I completely agree. One point of the data protection Bill is to try to get equivalence in data flow across borders after Brexit, but the point that the noble Lord makes is right: it is not always easy but we have to lead the way to show that an ethical regime is the way forward.

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