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The progress and specifics of UK/US trade negotiations regarding digital trade are being questioned.
What progress has been made in the UK/US trade negotiations on digital trade. I am concerned about ensuring that data protection standards remain high while allowing for free flow of data.
The UK has published its US negotiation objectives, which outline our intention to include provisions that facilitate the free flow of data while ensuring that the UK's high standards of personal data protection are maintained. They include provisions to prevent unjustified data localisation requirements.
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Q2
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Concerns about how a potential US-UK trade deal might affect existing UK data protection standards and the 'age-appropriate design code' for social media are being raised.
I thank the Minister for his answer. Will he confirm that under a trade agreement, American businesses processing UK citizens' data in America would still have to abide by UK data laws, and also that a trade agreement will do nothing to undermine the age-appropriate design code for social media?
On the second point, nothing in any trade agreement would prevent us from legislating against online harms in this country. On the first point, the UK's trade policy seeks to maintain high levels of data protection by committing parties to legislate for the protection of the personal information of users of electronic commerce. That means that users of electronic commerce will have legal certainty over the protection of their personal information.
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