United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 92800
Contact Tracing: Software
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21 September 2020
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16 November 2020 · Answer
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16 November 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure equitable access to contact tracing for people who do not have a smartphone after the Covid-19 contact tracing app is launched on 24 September 2020.
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21 September 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure equitable access to contact tracing for people who do not have a smartphone after the Covid-19 contact tracing app is launched on 24 September 2020.
Source: Commons
16 November 2020
Answer
The National Health Service COVID-19 app requires users to be owners of smartphones that can install Apple iOS 13.5 and above and Android Marshmallow and above. This is related to the hardware needed for this Bluetooth technology to work effectively and i...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-09-21/92800
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1236239
- uk · wq-1236239 · source updated 16 November 2020