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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 7 September 2026

Debate

Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill

Contribution

174E: After Clause 58, insert the following new Clause— “Increasing resilience by reducing data retention(1) The Secretary of State must, within one month of the day on which this Act is passed, open a consultation on the potential impact of minimising data collection and increasing data anonymisation on the resilience to cyber attack of relevant public bodies. (2) In this section, “relevant public bodies” are public bodies that are operators of essential services or digital service providers under the NIS Regulations or this Act.”

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