Baroness Smith of Basildon

Shadow Spokesperson (Northern Ireland)

Labour Peer

@LadyBasildon

Mass Retention of Communications Data

There have been votes in Parliament on if we should require the mass retention of information about communications (but not the content of those communications).

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Baroness Smith of Basildon voted for requiring the mass retention of information about communications

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Major votes

  • On 17 Mar 2009: Baroness Smith of Basildon voted to require public communications providers retain certain categories of communications data, which they generate or process, for a minimum period of 12 months. Show vote

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