Question follow-through · 119137
Digital Service Providers: USA
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential implications of the US CLOUD Act for UK government data held on infrastructure provided by (a) Microsoft, (b) Google Cloud and (c) Amazon W
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 9 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 12 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 19 Mar 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
9 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential implications of the US CLOUD Act for UK government data held on infrastructure provided by (a) Microsoft, (b) Google Cloud and (c) Amazon W
12 Mar 2026
Target answer date
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19 Mar 2026
Answer published
DSIT has not made any central assessments of the US CLOUD Act and the implications for UK government data.Under UK data protection laws, UK organisations, including UK Government, must ensure personal data is appropriately protected when transferred inter...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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