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Coroners and Justice Bill

I should be most grateful for that. On the substance of my other amendments and the government amendments, I recognise that this is an evolutionary process. The government amendments are a couple of steps in the right direction of evolution. Therefore, the statutory regime surrounding the retention of data and the way in which it is managed is keeping pace with the technological capabilities, which is what has not happened to date. I am very pleased to see that we have more steps to ensure that citizens in the UK can feel a little more confident that their private data is regarded as valuable, precious and something that should be looked after properly. These steps are in the right direction. I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment 194 withdrawn. Amendments 195 and 196 not moved. Amendment 197 withdrawn. Amendment 198 not moved