Data Protection: Productivity
Commons · Question 123344 · Tabled 24 Mar 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 1 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Charlotte Nichols
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the answer of 20 March 2026 to question 120026, if she will make it her policy to make a definitive empirical study specifying UK-wide GDPR impact on productivity.
Answer
Answered by Ian Murray, 1 Apr 2026
The Government keeps the impacts of data protection legislation under review. As set out in the answer of 20 March 2026 to Question 120026, there is currently no definitive empirical study that isolates the specific, UK‑wide impact of the UK GDPR on produ...