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Local Transport Bill [HL]

I support the sentiments expressed by the noble Earl. I am not convinced that the issue he has raised belongs exactly in this clause. Nevertheless, he has raised a topic which has certainly given me great concern in recent weeks; namely, the way in which the DVLA gives information to private companies. Given the amount of anguish that there has been over data protection because of recent events with HMRC, it seems extraordinary that private organisations of all kinds can contact the DVLA and get the home addresses and so on of people who happen to have parked on private land. I wonder about the safeguards in place to ensure what then happens to that data once a private company has the details. I am not convinced this point is in the right place here, but if the Minister is not able to deal with the issue today, we may have to return to it on Report.