Written question asked by Harry Cohen (Labour) on Monday, 9 February 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 16 February 1998. It was answered by George Howarth (Labour) on Monday, 16 February 1998 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will introduce data protection measures to ensure that any information concerning fair obtaining is given to the data subject, in advance of any processing by the data controllers.

Answer: Mr. Cohen: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will introduce data protection measures to ensure that any information concerning fair obtaining is given to the data subject, in advance of any processing by the data controllers, and if he will make a statement. [29040] Mr. George Howarth: Paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 of the Data Protection Bill, introduced in another place on 14 January, specifies the content and timing of such declarations.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 29040; 306 c466W
Session: 1997-98
Subjects: Disclosure of information Data protection Data processing EU law Personal records
Legislation: Data Protection Bill (HL) 1997/98