Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 60618

Health: Data Protection

Tabled: 17 June 2025
Answered: 1 July 2025

Question

Martin Wrigley

Liberal DemocratNewton Abbot

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what due diligence steps his Department takes to assess national security risks before awarding public health data contracts to firms with links to (a) foreign intelligence or (b) military operatio

Answer

Karin Smyth
In awarding the contract for the NHS Federated Data Platform (FDP), NHS England made an assessment of the cyber risk and the protections offered by each bidder. The FDP has extensive security arrangements in place to manage cyber risk, including: strong n...

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