The Government Response to the Digital and digital trade report

This is the government's response, published 11 February 2025.

Summary written by Accountability Index from the government's response. It is not the government's own words.

The government's response to the Committee's Data and Digital Trade report says it has "carefully considered" the recommendations, and sets out continuing activity and reviews on digital trade and data flows, with a few specific positions.

• On data adequacy with the EU, the government "recognises the importance of retaining our data adequacy decisions" and says it is supporting the EU's technical review, "as required", ahead of the renewal deadline this year.
• On source code provisions in trade agreements, it welcomes the recommendation for a comprehensive review and says it "will take on board the issues discussed in the report as we assess the suitability of our approach".
• On including the AI Safety Institute in the Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum, it "would prefer to note" the recommendation until the Institute has been placed on a statutory footing.
• On the Single Trade Window, the government says it has "paused delivery" as part of 2025 Spending Review funding allocation, citing a "challenging wider fiscal context", and will give "a further update" in the next phase of the Spending Review.

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