My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the right reverend Prelate, who has touched on one of the points that have attracted most attention since the Bill was published and began to generate comment. I also hope that the committee of the noble Lord, Lord Jay, might be...

My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the right reverend Prelate, who has touched on one of the points that have attracted most attention since the Bill was published and began to generate comment. I also hope that the committee of the noble Lord, Lord Jay, might be...

My Lords, I welcome the modernisation of data protection law that the Bill represents and the intention to comply with EU law in the regulation and directive—which of course we must do while we are still in the EU. I am particularly concerned with the future and the prospects for...

My Lords, I welcome the modernisation of data protection law that the Bill represents and the intention to comply with EU law in the regulation and directive—which of course we must do while we are still in the EU. I am particularly concerned with the future and the prospects for...

My Lords, many of my comments on the Bill are about data collection, usage and storage, particularly as it applies to research and, in particular, health research. In that respect, I will reference many of the comments on research made by the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Jones, including health research generally...

My Lords, many of my comments on the Bill are about data collection, usage and storage, particularly as it applies to research and, in particular, health research. In that respect, I will reference many of the comments on research made by the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Jones, including health research generally...

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord and listen to his important comments on health data and particularly consent. I thought how brave he was with his data machine. I would worry that my pearls of wisdom would disappear somewhere into the ether, but luckily that...

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord and listen to his important comments on health data and particularly consent. I thought how brave he was with his data machine. I would worry that my pearls of wisdom would disappear somewhere into the ether, but luckily that...

My Lords, I have spoken extensively about the imperative to maximise online safety for children and of the need to provide

the right tools to empower parents to help keep their children safe online. This will continue to be my priority as we discuss the Data Protection Bill at all...

My Lords, I have spoken extensively about the imperative to maximise online safety for children and of the need to provide

the right tools to empower parents to help keep their children safe online. This will continue to be my priority as we discuss the Data Protection Bill at all...

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Howe, and to recognise her expertise in discussing the issues around children’s protection. I share many of her ideas. I welcome the Bill, and echo other noble Lords in recognising that it has enormous significance and is very...

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Howe, and to recognise her expertise in discussing the issues around children’s protection. I share many of her ideas. I welcome the Bill, and echo other noble Lords in recognising that it has enormous significance and is very...

My Lords, happy Ada Lovelace Day. How prescient of the Whips and the Minister to pick today for Second Reading. To remind colleagues who might be wondering: she was one of the great innovators of computing in the 19th century. She worked with Charles Babbage on his computational engine, she...

My Lords, happy Ada Lovelace Day. How prescient of the Whips and the Minister to pick today for Second Reading. To remind colleagues who might be wondering: she was one of the great innovators of computing in the 19th century. She worked with Charles Babbage on his computational engine, she...

My Lords, as the economy becomes more digitised, the politics of data become centrally important. As the Minister himself said, data is the fuel of the digital economy, and public policy now needs an agile framework around which to balance the forces at play. We need to power the economy...

My Lords, as the economy becomes more digitised, the politics of data become centrally important. As the Minister himself said, data is the fuel of the digital economy, and public policy now needs an agile framework around which to balance the forces at play. We need to power the economy...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Jay, for enabling us to discuss the EU data protection package alongside the Data Protection Bill, but I will address my comments to the Bill.

Although I also welcome the rights and protections for children that the Bill offers, not least the right...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Jay, for enabling us to discuss the EU data protection package alongside the Data Protection Bill, but I will address my comments to the Bill.

Although I also welcome the rights and protections for children that the Bill offers, not least the right...

Lords second reading. Part 1 of 2.

Lords second reading. Part 1 of 2.

Lords second reading. Agreed to on question. Bill committed to a Grand Committee. Part 2 of 2.

Lords second reading. Agreed to on question. Bill committed to a Grand Committee. Part 2 of 2.

My Lords, it is a great privilege to follow the noble Lord, with all his experience of providing care and support for children and families. It was very troubling to hear of the case of Graham Gaskin.

I hesitate to speak. I do so because I am very interested in child...

My Lords, it is a great privilege to follow the noble Lord, with all his experience of providing care and support for children and families. It was very troubling to hear of the case of Graham Gaskin.

I hesitate to speak. I do so because I am very interested in child...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to institute an expert data use and ethics commission; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to institute an expert data use and ethics commission; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to increase the number of people in the UK with high-level specialist skills in data science.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to increase the number of people in the UK with high-level specialist skills in data science.

I beg to move,

That leave be given to bring in a Bill to place a duty on the forensic science regulator to establish a code of practice and conduct for the providers and practitioners of forensic linguistics in the criminal justice system; to make provision about the required scientific quality...

I beg to move,

That leave be given to bring in a Bill to place a duty on the forensic science regulator to establish a code of practice and conduct for the providers and practitioners of forensic linguistics in the criminal justice system; to make provision about the required scientific quality...

Ten minute rule motion for leave to bring in a Bill. Agreed to on question. Presentation and first reading (Bill 164). To be read a second time on 6 May.

Ten minute rule motion for leave to bring in a Bill. Agreed to on question. Presentation and first reading (Bill 164). To be read a second time on 6 May.

I. Letter dated 03/12/2014 from Rob Wilson MP to Deposited Papers Clerk regarding ONS figures relating to a parliamentary question. 1 p. II. Table showing what data the Government collects at (a) lower layer super output area and (b) ward level. 24 p.

I. Letter dated 03/12/2014 from Rob Wilson MP to Deposited Papers Clerk regarding ONS figures relating to a parliamentary question. 1 p. II. Table showing what data the Government collects at (a) lower layer super output area and (b) ward level. 24 p.

This POSTnote gives an overview of big data.

This POSTnote gives an overview of big data.

NHS dental contract pilots – learning after first two years of piloting. The second report from the dental contract pilots evidence and learning reference group. 87 p.

NHS dental contract pilots – learning after first two years of piloting. The second report from the dental contract pilots evidence and learning reference group. 87 p.

Letter dated 07/02/2014 from Bob Kerslake, Permanent Secretary, DCLG and Head of the Civil Service to Hilary Benn MP regarding transparency data. 2 p.

Letter dated 07/02/2014 from Bob Kerslake, Permanent Secretary, DCLG and Head of the Civil Service to Hilary Benn MP regarding transparency data. 2 p.

Letter dated 11/02/2013 from Viscount Younger of Leckie to Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town regarding the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill. 4 p.

Letter dated 11/02/2013 from Viscount Younger of Leckie to Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town regarding the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill. 4 p.

I. Guidance for publishing spend. 18 p. II. Guidance for arm's length bodies on releasing details of spending. 20 p.

I. Guidance for publishing spend. 18 p. II. Guidance for arm's length bodies on releasing details of spending. 20 p.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what steps he is taking to encourage the use of new techniques in data visualisation in his Department.

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To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what steps he is taking to encourage the use of new techniques in data visualisation in his Department.

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I. The Cabinet Office evaluation of data matching pilots, 2011. 77 p. II. Data matching schemes to improve accuracy and completeness of the electoral registers - evaluation report. 159 p.

I. The Cabinet Office evaluation of data matching pilots, 2011. 77 p. II. Data matching schemes to improve accuracy and completeness of the electoral registers - evaluation report. 159 p.

Letter dated 01/03/2011 from Stephen Penneck, Director General, to Jeremy Corbyn MP regarding companies considered to undertake date processing for the 2011 Census. 1 p.

Letter dated 01/03/2011 from Stephen Penneck, Director General, to Jeremy Corbyn MP regarding companies considered to undertake date processing for the 2011 Census. 1 p.

Table showing percentage of new council tax benefit claims processed in under 25 days and the percentage of council tax benefit changes of circumstances processed in under 10 days, July 2009 to June 2010.

Table showing percentage of new council tax benefit claims processed in under 25 days and the percentage of council tax benefit changes of circumstances processed in under 10 days, July 2009 to June 2010.

Table showing the percentage of new housing benefit claims processed in under 25 days and the percentage of housing benefit changes of circumstances processed in under 10 days from July 2009 to June 2010.

Table showing the percentage of new housing benefit claims processed in under 25 days and the percentage of housing benefit changes of circumstances processed in under 10 days from July 2009 to June 2010.

I. Electoral registers: proposed changes to the edited register. Consultation paper. 50 p. II. Impact Assessment of proposals to change the electoral registers. 22 p.

I. Electoral registers: proposed changes to the edited register. Consultation paper. 50 p. II. Impact Assessment of proposals to change the electoral registers. 22 p.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of passports can be read electronically at United Kingdom ports and airports; and what steps are they taking to increase that percentage.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of passports can be read electronically at United Kingdom ports and airports; and what steps are they taking to increase that percentage.

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Carter of Barnes on 31 March (WA 220), what is the highest error rate allowed for data entry in the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform; which system employs it; how frequently results are checked against it;...

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Carter of Barnes on 31 March (WA 220), what is the highest error rate allowed for data entry in the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform; which system employs it; how frequently results are checked against it;...

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by the Lord Bach on 25 February (WA 86–87), whether Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform has set an overall standard for errors in data entry and processing; and, if so, what is that standard.

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by the Lord Bach on 25 February (WA 86–87), whether Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform has set an overall standard for errors in data entry and processing; and, if so, what is that standard.

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by the Lord Bach on 25 February (WA 86-87), whether the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has set an overall standard for errors in data entry and processing; and, if so, what is that standard.

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by the Lord Bach on 25 February (WA 86-87), whether the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has set an overall standard for errors in data entry and processing; and, if so, what is that standard.

Audit Commission's Code of Data Matching Practice. 45 p.

Audit Commission's Code of Data Matching Practice. 45 p.

Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill. Committee stage second sitting (afternoon). Written evidence reported to the House. Examination of witnesses.

Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill. Committee stage second sitting (afternoon). Written evidence reported to the House. Examination of witnesses.

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by David Hanson MP on 9 December 2008 (Official Report, House of Commons, col. 100W), whether they have set an overall standard for errors in data entry and processing; and, if so, what is that standard.

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by David Hanson MP on 9 December 2008 (Official Report, House of Commons, col. 100W), whether they have set an overall standard for errors in data entry and processing; and, if so, what is that standard.

Table showing number of passports processed per week in each regional passport office from 2002 to 2007. 7 p.

Table showing number of passports processed per week in each regional passport office from 2002 to 2007. 7 p.

I. Information Exploitation (IX).Guidance JSP 717 Using the MOD Metadata Standard Part1 : Overview. 53 p. II. The Defence directive on employer support. 9 p.

I. Information Exploitation (IX).Guidance JSP 717 Using the MOD Metadata Standard Part1 : Overview. 53 p. II. The Defence directive on employer support. 9 p.