Ministerial statement on Monday, 17 December 2007, in the House of Commons, led by Ruth Kelly.

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Statement on measures to improve security of personal data in the light of a security breach of the Driving Standards Agency.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 469 c624-34
Session: 2007-08
Department: Department for Transport
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
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Proceeding contributions: Mike Weir | 469 c632 (Link to this contribution) Given that the lapse was on the part of a private contractor, Pearson, given that the Secretary of S...; Ruth Kelly | 469 c632 (Link to this contribution) As far as I am aware, this is the only instance of bulk details of personal data being held abroad. ...; Philip Hollobone | 469 c632 (Link to this contribution) Learner drivers in Kettering will be amazed to find that some of their personal details will have be...; Ruth Kelly | 469 c631-2 (Link to this contribution) I can only reiterate the facts of what went missing on the hard disc drive in Iowa City. The hard di...; Charles Walker | 469 c632-3 (Link to this contribution) I thank the Secretary of State for making her ““clear the decks before Christmas”” statement. The re...; Ruth Kelly | 469 c632 (Link to this contribution) Of course it is. It is not clear that the Data Protection Act has been breached in this case, given ...; Oliver Heald | 469 c632 (Link to this contribution) Is it not a contractual term in all the Department's dealings with contractors to keep personal data...; Ruth Kelly | 469 c632 (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman makes an interesting point. Certainly, where we can take measures to minimise the...; Ruth Kelly | 469 c631 (Link to this contribution) I congratulate my hon. Friend; I know he takes an interest in these matters. It is important that pr...; Gregory Campbell | 469 c631 (Link to this contribution) In both the Iowa and Northern Ireland cases, what assurance can the Secretary of State give that the...; Stephen Ladyman | 469 c631 (Link to this contribution) As my right hon. Friend said, the Department for Transport and its agencies handle huge amounts of d...; Ruth Kelly | 469 c629 (Link to this contribution) I thank my hon. Friend for her comments, and I know how interested she is in the issue of shared ser...; Gwyneth Dunwoody | 469 c628 (Link to this contribution) How many systems in the agencies are not capable of communicating with the Department's own system b...; Ruth Kelly | 469 c630 (Link to this contribution) I draw the hon. Lady's attention, yet again, to the facts of the case. She talked about her bank, bu...; Baroness Kramer | 469 c629-30 (Link to this contribution) I thank the Secretary of State for giving me half an hour's advance sight of her statement. The DVL...; Ruth Kelly | 469 c631 (Link to this contribution) I thank my hon. Friend for her comments. One of the lessons that will become apparent as a result of...; Sian C James | 469 c630 (Link to this contribution) The DVLA is in my constituency and it is, in effect, a large paper factory, with more than 100 milli...; Ruth Kelly | 469 c631 (Link to this contribution) One of the issues that my officials are examining is whether there has been a breach of contract by ...; Lord Young of Cookham | 469 c631 (Link to this contribution) What financial penalty will be visited upon Pearson for this breach of confidentiality?; Ruth Kelly | 469 c627-8 (Link to this contribution) I was about to congratulate the hon. Lady on the way in which she has treated this matter, and while...; Theresa Villiers | 469 c626-7 (Link to this contribution) Following the catastrophic breach of confidentiality at HMRC, we have another serious failure of dat...; Ruth Kelly | 469 c624-6 (Link to this contribution) With permission, I shall make a statement about measures that I am taking to improve the security of...; Ruth Kelly | 469 c634 (Link to this contribution) There will be a full data protection audit across both the Department for Transport and its agencies...; Anne Main | 469 c633 (Link to this contribution) Given that the loss was discovered only when someone could not locate the hard disc drive on some du...; Ruth Kelly | 469 c633 (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right to say that there have to be secure standards for relationshi...; Paul Flynn | 469 c634 (Link to this contribution) For more than 50 years I have been turning up at post offices, with a handful of documents, and unde...; Ruth Kelly | 469 c634 (Link to this contribution) I thank my hon. Friend for his comments. He is right to bring to the attention of the House the impo...
Subjects: Data protection Databases Computers ICT Driving Standards Agency Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency Personal records Security
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