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Lord Markham (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 8 September 2026

Debate

Data Security: UK Citizens

Contribution

My Lords, given that the UK-US data bridge is estimated to be worth almost £1 billion to the UK economy and that, twice before, transatlantic data arrangements have collapsed following successful legal challenges, what are the Government doing proactively, with the US Administration, to strengthen the bridge now, rather than waiting for weaknesses to be exposed by a third legal challenge?

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