Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 123383

Digital Service Providers: Data Protection

Tabled: 24 March 2026
Answered: 2 April 2026

Question

Shivani Raja

ConservativeLeicester East

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of foreign-owned technology platforms being subject to overseas jurisdictions on levels of UK data sovereignty; and what safeguards

Answer

Ian Murray
All organisations processing personal data in the UK must comply with the UK’s data protection framework, including the UK GDPR, regardless of where they are headquartered. This includes requirements that apply when personal data is transferred overseas, ...

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