Oral QuestionDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

What assessment he has made of the adequacy of protection afforded to citizens' data rights in the UK.

Tabled: 19 March 2018Answered: 22 March 2018

Asked by

Dame Chi Onwurah

LabourNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Answer from Hansard

Ed Miliband

The hon. Gentleman raises a really important point. Minimum half-hourly charges will also help customers to use smart solutions and make savings, and all the evidence collected under the last Government shows that when consumer-led flexibility was offered, people really took advantage of it.