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Viscount Stansgate (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 28 April 2026

Debate

UK Biobank Data

Contribution

My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend for coming to the House about this very serious incident, and I welcome what the Government are doing to try to prevent it happening again. I echo what has been said about the vital importance of UK Biobank. Nevertheless, I have two quick questions for my noble friend. First, the Statement says that UK Biobank has revoked access to the research institutions that were identified as the source of the leak. Can my noble friend tell the House what those research institutions are? Secondly, in regard to the self-reference by UK Biobank to the Information Commissioner’s Office, what exactly does my noble friend hope will result from that self-reference to ensure that this does not happen again?

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