Oral QuestionDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.

Tabled: 5 November 2025Answered: 12 November 2025

Asked by

Markus Campbell-Savours

LabourPenrith and Solway

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology

Answer from Hansard

Ian Murray

The ICO is operationally independent of Government and is accountable to this Parliament. The Information Commissioner can appear in front of Select Committees to discuss the ICO’s performance, and I would encourage my hon. Friend’s Select Committee to pursue that.