United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 123742
NHS: Databases
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25 March 2026
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16 April 2026 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of concerns raised by the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee regarding the outsourcing of NHS data infrastructure to a single overseas technology p
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25 March 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of concerns raised by the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee regarding the outsourcing of NHS data infrastructure to a single overseas technology p
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16 April 2026
Answer
Data infrastructure in the National Health Service is not outsourced to a single provider, as the NHS makes use of a variety of technology providers, including hyper-scalers. Contracts include specific provisions to ensure the security of personal data.
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-25/123742
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1894803
- uk · wq-1894803 · source updated 16 April 2026