Lords to question Home Office minister on data protection after Brexit
The House of Lords EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee will tomorrow question Baroness Williams of Trafford, Minister of State at the Home Office, in its final evidence session for its inquiry into 'The EU Data Protection Package'.
The Committee will explore how the Government intends to ensure data protection provisions for UK citizens are not weakened as a result of Brexit and what policy options are available to minimise disruption to EU-UK data transfers for law enforcement purposes after we leave the EU.
At 10:45am the Committee will hear from:
- Baroness Williams of Trafford, Minister of State at the Home Office
- Shona Riach, Europe Director, Home Office
Questions they are likely to ask include:
- What is new in the Law Enforcement Directive and the Umbrella Agreement compared to the regime that has been in place until now?
- Are there parts of the Law Enforcement Directive which it will no longer be possible to keep in UK law after we exit the EU, and if so, will they be addressed through the Great Repeal Bill process?
- Will the UK need to negotiate its own Umbrella Agreement with the US to replace the EU-US agreement, or can the UK manage without one?
- How does the ‘national security' exemption in the EU Treaties currently work in relation to data protection, and how will the position change after the UK leaves the EU?
The evidence session will start at 10:45am on Wednesday 26 April in Committee Room 3 of the House of Lords.
