Science, Innovation and Technology

John Whittingdale Excerpts

Tuesday 23rd May 2023 Ministerial Corrections

The following is an extract from the Fourth sitting of the Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Public Bill Committee.

[Sir John Whittingdale]

I was saying that the exemption applies where the data originally collected is historic, where to re-contact to obtain consent would require a disproportionate effort, and where that data could be of real value in scientific research.

[Official Report, Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Public Bill Committee, 16 May 2023, Vol. 732, c. 123.]

Letter of correction from the Minister for Data and Digital Infrastructure, the right hon. Member for Maldon (Sir John Whittingdale).

An error has been identified in my response to the debate on clause 9.

The correct information should have been:

[Sir John Whittingdale]

I was saying that the exemption applies where the data originally collected is historic, where to re-contact to provide certain information would require a disproportionate effort, and where that data could be of real value in scientific research.