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Proceeding contribution from Lord Beamish (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 17 December 2007. It occurred during Ministerial statement on HMRC Data Loss.


HMRC Data Loss

May I concur with my hon. Friend the Member for Houghton and Washington, East (Mr. Kemp)? Many of my constituents also work at the child benefit centre in Washington. Does my right hon. Friend the Chancellor agree that it is all very well to have procedures, but that they are useless unless people know about them? Would he care to comment on a story in The Guardian last week that clearly stated—possibly based on rumour—that many of the staff in the child benefit centre did not even know about the procedures that were already in place?


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
469 c618 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Children Child benefit Data protection Databases Software Computers ICT Personal records Protection Privacy Social security benefits Security Revenue and Customs
Link
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