Data Protection (Processing of Sensitive Personal Data) Order 2009

Again I thank the Minister for his explanation. The order is timely, coming as it does barely a week after the Lord Chancellor was compelled to make a Statement about the case of Sonnex, a released prisoner who went on to murder two young Frenchmen in tragic circumstances. Will the Minister confirm that the individual in that case would not have been covered by this in that he was not assessed as being that high a risk on that occasion? The order deals with information about a very high-risk offender. Secondly, will the Minister say what exactly is meant by a Member of Parliament? On this occasion, do the Government mean a Member of another place? Do they mean any Member—in other words, a Member of this House or another place? If they mean only a Member of another place, do they mean that this should be restricted to the MP of the appropriate constituency—in other words, the constituency which the released prisoner came from originally, to which he was likely to go, or in which there is thought be a risk because of whatever he had done, whether it was a terrorism offence or whatever? I would be very grateful for a proper explanation of what is meant by a Member of Parliament.