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Written question asked by Bambos Charalambous (Labour) on Wednesday, 18 November 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 23 November 2020 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Monday, 23 November 2020. A substantive answer was provided by Helen Whately (Conservative) on Tuesday, 15 December 2020 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Contact Tracing: Software

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been notified by the NHS covid-19 contact tracing app to self-isolate to date.

Answer

Work is underway to establish what information can be published about app usage and its role in the COVID-19 response, including information related to self-isolation taking in to account that users of the app are anonymous.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
117341
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Software Quarantine Coronavirus Contact tracing
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk