Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 15 September 2015 to Question 9924, whether he plans to implement the recommendation of the British Computing Society that personal data should remain the property of the individual unless they choose for it to be used.

As we develop our new Government Data Programme, we are considering principles for the handling andprotection of personal data in different circumstances, and how these will be translatedinto service design and controls for new digital and technology project.