Question follow-through · 73899
Data Protection: Consumers
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of changes by technology companies to data protection features available in their products on consumers; and what steps h
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 1 Sept 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 8 Sept 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
1 Sept 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of changes by technology companies to data protection features available in their products on consumers; and what steps h
3 Sept 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
8 Sept 2025
Answer published
The UK’s data protection legislation applies to technology companies providing services to people in the UK, if they are processing personal data. The legislation sets out general rules on how such data should be processed and safeguarded. This includes e...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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