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Debate on bill and Public Bill Committee proceeding on Thursday, 4 June 1998, in the House of Commons, led by Geoffrey Hoon.

Data Protection Bill (HL) 1997/98

Data Protection Bill (HL). Twelfth sitting. Government new clause 1 (Meaning of "accessible record") agreed to. Government new clause 2 (Meaning of "health professional") agreed to. Government new clause 4 (Application of section 7 where data controller is credit reference agency) agreed to. Government new clause 5 (Prohibition of requirement as to production of certain records) agreed to. Government new clause 6 (Avoidance of certain contractual terms relating to health records) agreed to. Government new clause 8 (Transmission of notices etc. by electronic or other means) agreed to. New clause 9 (Political canvassing) debated and withdrawn. Schedules 1 to 14 agreed to, with schedules 1, 3, 7 to 9, and 11 to 14 agreed to as amended. Government new schedule 1 (Accessible public records: meaning of `accessible public record') agreed to. Bill, as amended, to be reported (Bill 198).

Secondary information

Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
SCD 
Session
1997-98
Department
Lord Chancellor's Department
Committee
Standing Committee D
Legislative stage
Committee stage
Procedure
New clauses
New schedules
Chamber / Committee
Standing committees
Related items
Data Protection Bill (HL).
Wednesday, 25 March 1998
Bills
House of Commons
Subjects
Disclosure of information Data protection Cooperation Campaigns Data processing EU law Electoral register Health professions Personal records Privacy Political parties Medical records
Legislation
Data Protection Bill (HL) 1997/98