Proceeding contribution from David Leslie Taylor (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 24 November 2008. It occurred during Debate on Data Protection and Freedom of Information.

Data Protection and Freedom of Information

Did the hon. Gentleman hear the figures quoted a moment ago by the hon. Member for Arundel and South Downs (Nick Herbert)? I hope that I heard him correctly, and perhaps he will intervene on the hon. Gentleman if I did not. He said that the commissioner was responsible for a budget of £16 million a year. If so, is that not rather out of kilter with, for instance, the Secretary of State for Health, who is responsible for budget of at least £96 billion a year, which is a multiple of 6,000 times that of the data protection and freedom of information commissioner? There is something adrift, is there not?

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 483 c578
Session: 2007-08
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Subjects: Disclosure of information Data protection Databases Accountability Freedom of information Private sector Pay Powers Public appointments Privacy Public sector Information Commissioner's Office
Legislation: Data Protection Act 1998
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Data Protection and Freedom of Information

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