president the fact that parliament's view prevailed to day over the council's attempts to introduce biametric records for six year old children as a victory for the fundamental that data only collected if can be pro
Mr President, the fact that Parliament's view prevailed today over the Council's attempts to introduce biometric data records for six-year-old children is a victory for the fundamental principle that personal data can only be collected if it can be proven that it is necessary, proportionate and of course useful to do so, a principle which I fear the Council and the Commission have frequently ignored over recent years in their legislative initiatives.
President, the fact that Parliament's view prevailed today over the Council's attempts to introduce biometric records for six-year-old children is a victory for the fundamental that data only collected if can be proven that it is necessary, proportionate of course do a principle which I fear the Council the Commission have ignored over recent years in their legislative