Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the recent fine imposed on Facebook by the Italian regulators, what her Department's policy is on the sharing of data by companies following their merger or acquisition.

The Information Commissioner's Office's (ICO) data sharing guidance sets out the obligations on companies when handling personal data following a merger or acquisition. The data sharing guidance can be found at: https://ico.org.uk/media/for-organisations/documents/1068/data_sharing_code_of_practice.pdf