My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice, Minister for Human Rights (Dominic Raab) has made the following Written Statement.
"My Noble Friend the Minister of State for Civil Justice (Lords Minister), Lord Faulks QC, attended the Justice and Home Affairs Council on the 16 June, where a General Approach was agreed on the General Data Protection Regulation. Notwithstanding serious concerns, the UK voted in favour of the General Approach, with a view to mitigating the negative implications of the text during the subsequent trilogue discussion, and without prejudice to our decision on the final outcome of negotiations.
My Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department, Theresa May, provided a written ministerial statement on 23 June. This updated the House that the UK supported the general approach on the General Data Protection Regulation Council text as a basis for negotiations with the European Parliament. It is with regret that I am informing you of a scrutiny override on this dossier because the Commons Scrutiny Committee had not yet been formed when the Justice and Home Affairs Council took place."
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