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Written question asked by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Labour) on Thursday, 19 March 2026, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 2 April 2026. It was answered by Baroness Merron (Labour) on Wednesday, 29 April 2026 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


UK Biobank: Data Protection

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of how many times confidential health records from the UK Biobank project have been exposed online.

Answer

It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL15755
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Data protection Internet Medical records UK Biobank
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk