Data Ethics Commission

Viscount Waverley Excerpts
Monday 10th July 2017

(7 years, 4 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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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.

Viscount Waverley Portrait Viscount Waverley (CB)
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My Lords, are all non-classified reports or reports back compiled by officials—for example, reports back on trade missions around the world—in the public domain?

Lord Ashton of Hyde Portrait Lord Ashton of Hyde
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I do not know the answer to that, but I am sure that not every report is in the public domain.