Data Adequacy Status: EU Data Protection Standards Debate

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Department: Department for Business and Trade

Data Adequacy Status: EU Data Protection Standards

Earl of Clancarty Excerpts
Thursday 4th December 2025

(1 day, 6 hours ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Lloyd of Effra Portrait Baroness Lloyd of Effra (Lab)
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On the issue of data adequacy agreements with the EU, I think we are proceeding quite adequately in terms of the process of it scrutinising our data protection regulations. We are confident that the 27 December deadline will be met.

Earl of Clancarty Portrait The Earl of Clancarty (CB)
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Is there a relationship here with concerns over IP and copyright, because our rules for data reuse are relevant to alignment with the EU?

Baroness Lloyd of Effra Portrait Baroness Lloyd of Effra (Lab)
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The noble Earl asks a very interesting question but one which I am afraid, again, I am unable to give him any deep answer on. I shall have to revert to him on IP in particular.