Skip to main content

Written question asked by Lord Strasburger (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 3 June 2020, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 17 June 2020. It was answered by Lord Bethell (Conservative) on Wednesday, 10 June 2020 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Contact Tracing: Software

Question

Her Majesty's Government whether insights from the use of the NHSX contact tracing app will be stored in NHS England’s datastore; and, if so, how they will ensure that fair benefits are secured for data subjects where third-party access to the data results in commercial products and services being developed.

Answer

There are currently no plans for data from the NHSX COVID-19 app to be held in the NHS Data Store. The data a user chooses to submit will be held on a separate database, held to the highest security standards and will remain under the control of the Department and the National Health Service throughout.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL5246
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Data protection Software NHS Mobile phones NHSX Coronavirus Contact tracing
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk