Written question asked by Lord Laird (Non-affiliated) on Monday, 19 January 2015, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 2 February 2015. It was answered by Lord Bates (Conservative) on Monday, 2 February 2015 on behalf of the Home Office.
Parliament: Data Protection
- Question
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To ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures they are taking to ensure that any attempt by the United States authorities to access United Kingdom parliamentary data held on Microsoft servers in the Republic of Ireland will be made on a mutual legal assistance basis.
- Answer
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Storage of Parliamentary data is a matter for the House authorities. The application of the US's bilateral Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties (MLATs) with the Netherlands and the Republic of Ireland in regard to data held on Microsoft servers is a matter for those countries.
Secondary information
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- HL4242
- Session
- 2014-15
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- Grouped for answer
- Yes
- Subjects
- Data protection Parliament Republic of Ireland USA Microsoft
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