Oral Question·Department 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
Labour — Penrith 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.