Hansard

The Deputy Presiding Officer (Liam McArthur) LD

I ask members who are leaving the chamber to do so as quickly and quietly as possible. The next item of business is a debate on motion S6M-13129, in the na...

The Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice (Shirley-Anne Somerville) SNP

The UK Government’s Data Protection and Digital Information Bill engages the legislative consent process in a number of areas. The bill is UK legislation tha...

The Deputy Presiding Officer LD

I invite Collette Stevenson to speak on behalf of the Social Justice and Social Security Committee. 14:49

Collette Stevenson (East Kilbride) (SNP) SNP

Presiding Officer, thank you for the opportunity to contribute to the debate on behalf of the Social Justice and Social Security Committee. The UK Data Prote...

Murdo Fraser (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) Con

I am pleased to make a short contribution to the debate on the legislative consent motion on the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill. The bill was p...

Daniel Johnson (Edinburgh Southern) (Lab) Lab

I begin with a moment of levity: if Murdo Fraser is concerned about nuisance text messages, maybe he should just unsubscribe from the Conservative group What...

The Deputy Presiding Officer LD

I invite the cabinet secretary to wind up the debate. 15:00

Shirley-Anne Somerville SNP

As Daniel Johnson has quite rightly alluded to, this Parliament—and all Parliaments—need to recognise the power of data for individuals, the economy and publ...

The Deputy Presiding Officer LD

That concludes the debate on the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill. It is time to move on to the next item of business. However, I am conscious t...