Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 73376

Government Departments: Data Protection

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 12 September 2025

Question

Andy MacNae

LabourRossendale and Darwen

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to ensure (a) the adoption of data standards and (b) funding for data infrastructure across Government departments.

Answer

Kanishka Narayan
The Data Standards Authority within the Government Digital Service is responsible for setting data standards for adoption across government. Data standards that are approved by the Data Standards Authority are included in the Technology Code of Practice a...

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