Written question asked by Ben Obese-Jecty (Conservative) on Friday, 10 October 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 14 October 2025. It was answered by Ian Murray (Labour) on Monday, 20 October 2025 on behalf of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.
Data Protection: Public Sector
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, what progress she has made on establishing a clear framework to (a) value and (b) licence public sector data assets.
- Answer
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As the Government outlined in the UK Industrial Strategy, there are significant benefits from the financial, economic, and societal value of the different types of data it holds, and work is ongoing to understand how best to assess that.
DSIT is working across departments to fulfil the commitment in the Industrial Strategy by April 2026.
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- 79163
- Session
- 2024-26
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The UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy
Monday, 23 June 2025
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House of Commons
House of Lords
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- Data protection Public sector
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