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

Labour — Newcastle 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.