Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Home Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Duncan Hames Excerpts
Thursday 12th December 2013

(10 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Vaizey of Didcot Portrait Mr Vaizey
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I reject the accusation of a lack of urgency. I have worked closely with a number of stakeholders over many months. We are publishing our action plan in the new year because we want to take account of the excellent reports by the all-party group and the Select Committee.

Duncan Hames Portrait Duncan Hames (Chippenham) (LD)
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I am glad that the Minister wants the Information Commissioner’s Office to be able to take more enforcement action to tackle this menace. Will he therefore lower the legal threshold above which the Information Commissioner is able to take enforcement action?

Lord Vaizey of Didcot Portrait Mr Vaizey
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We would like to do that and we will consult on it.