I know that Colin Bennett, among others who appeared before this committee, also raised this point. In light of big data political campaigning, I think it's very difficult to sustain a justification for why political parties should not be subject to data protection laws. I would certainly encourage their inclusion.
If there are specific concerns, a balancing can take place, in the way that data protection laws frequently balance with journalistic purposes and these sorts of things. If there are very specific concerns about campaigning and the political process and how data protection law can affect that, I think that should be considered in a very specific manner, but certainly as a big-picture item, I think political parties should indeed be subject to data protection law.