Question follow-through · 123383
Digital Service Providers: Data Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of foreign-owned technology platforms being subject to overseas jurisdictions on levels of UK data sovereignty; and what safeguards
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 24 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 26 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 2 Apr 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
24 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of foreign-owned technology platforms being subject to overseas jurisdictions on levels of UK data sovereignty; and what safeguards
26 Mar 2026
Target answer date
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2 Apr 2026
Answer published
All organisations processing personal data in the UK must comply with the UK’s data protection framework, including the UK GDPR, regardless of where they are headquartered. This includes requirements that apply when personal data is transferred overseas, ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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