Brexit: Data Transfer

Lord Pannick Excerpts
Thursday 16th November 2017

(6 years, 12 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Callanan Portrait Lord Callanan
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As usual, the noble Lord is correct. It would be nice to think that Members opposite would be in favour of getting a good deal on behalf of the UK. I assume that they are all democrats and would therefore want to respect the result of the referendum.

Lord Pannick Portrait Lord Pannick (CB)
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The Minister said earlier that there will continue to be full co-operation between this country and the EU in relation to data. Can he please explain how that will occur if this country does not follow the judgments of the Court of Justice in Luxembourg on that issue, and if the laws of this country therefore diverge from those of the EU?

Lord Callanan Portrait Lord Callanan
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My Lords, we have said that, in exiting the European Union, we will bring to an end the direct jurisdiction of the Court of Justice of the European Union in the UK. This is without prejudice to the final details of the negotiations and the implementation period—but we are very clear on that point.