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1200284

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Coronavirus: Equality
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government, further to the Summary of Impacts: Coronavirus Bill, published on 19 March, when they will publish the equalities assessment undertaken as part of the Public Sector Equalities Duty.
	tabling member printed	Lord Freyberg
	uin	HL5182
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>The duty to have regard to the impact on equalities is an ongoing one.</p><p>The Government’s commitment to transparency and accountability is reflected in the duties set out in the Coronavirus Act 2020 to publish a status report every two months; carry out a review every six months with a debate and vote in the House of Commons; and publish a status report for debate in both Houses after one year.</p><p>We are considering how best to update Parliament on the equalities impact of the legislation as part of this broader commitment.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 30/06/2020 15:32:12 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	2593 label Biography information for Lord Freyberg

1218109

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Technology: Coronavirus
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to competitively tender for future technology products and services that were commissioned during the first stage of the COVID-19 pandemic.
	tabling member printed	Lord Freyberg
	uin	HL6152
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2020 answer text <p>The Department and its agencies have always secured digital and technology products and services in accordance with the requirements of United Kingdom procurement laws and will continue to do so; in responding quickly to the COVID-19 pandemic, it has made direct awards where permitted under regulation 32 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 20/07/2020 14:42:14 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	2593 label Biography information for Lord Freyberg

1218110

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	NHS: Data Protection
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to consult key stakeholders and external experts on future Data Protection Impact Assessments for the management, storage and handling of NHS controlled data.
	tabling member printed	Lord Freyberg
	uin	HL6153
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2020 answer text <p>Under the General Data Protection Regulations 2016, data controllers are under a legal obligation to complete Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) particularly where it involves high risk processing. All National Health Service organisations processing patient data as data controllers are therefore required to complete DPIAs and where necessary, to consult with key stakeholders to ensure risks to privacy are identified and mitigated as far as possible.</p><p>A DPIA for the NHS COVID-19 Data Store has been completed and is published on the NHS England website. The data held in the Data Store has gone through a process of pseudonymisation. Identifiable data is not held or made available to users and nor are they permitted to remove the data from the controlled area.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 30/07/2020 12:27:18 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	2593 label Biography information for Lord Freyberg

1218111

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Palantir: Data Protection
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government why the Data Protection Impact Assessment of Palantir’s role in combining NHS data had no analysis of data analytics as contained in their G-Cloud 11 call-Off contract (version 4); and whether they intend to publish an additional report to cover this.
	tabling member printed	Lord Freyberg
	uin	HL6154
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2020 answer text <p>Whilst we have made no specific assessment, the Government is committed to ensure that the United Kingdom continues to be one of the best places in the world for research and innovation and is at the forefront of health and social care research internationally and specifically, global research on pandemics.</p><p>The UK has pledged £388 million in aid funding for research into vaccines, tests and treatments which is part of a larger £744 million existing commitment to help end the pandemic and support the global economy. This also includes £250 million for global Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations to develop vaccines against coronaviruses. The UK will also provide £330 million a year for the next five years to the Global Vaccine Alliance, readying it to distribute a COVID-19 vaccine in developing countries.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 07/07/2020 16:56:44 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	2593 label Biography information for Lord Freyberg

1218112

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	NHSX: Faculty
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish a Data Protection Impact Assessment of Faculty AI’s work on data dashboards and modelling for NHSX.
	tabling member printed	Lord Freyberg
	uin	HL6155
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2020 answer text <p>The Data Protection Impact Assessment is already published online by NHS England.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 07/07/2020 16:56:56 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	2593 label Biography information for Lord Freyberg

1218113

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	NHS: Data Protection
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to carry out a Data Protection Impact Assessment on the rights and freedoms of the people whose health data is collected by the NHS; and whether any such data is protected against access by intelligence services.
	tabling member printed	Lord Freyberg
	uin	HL6156
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2020 answer text <p>Under the General Data Protection Regulations 2016, data controllers are under a legal obligation to complete Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) particularly where it involves high risk processing. All National Health Service organisations processing patient data as data controllers are therefore required to complete DPIAs and where necessary, to consult with key stakeholders to ensure risks to privacy are identified and mitigated as far as possible. It would be inappropriate for the Government to undertake a DPIA in relation to the health data held by those organisations. It is the responsibility of each of these organisations to protect the confidentiality of patients and to ensure that there is a legal basis for the disclosure of any personal information.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 30/07/2020 12:26:32 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	2593 label Biography information for Lord Freyberg

1218114

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	New Businesses: Coronavirus
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take to increase (1) access to data controlled by the NHS, and (2) associated opportunities to innovate, for UK start-ups and SMEs (a) during, and (b) after, the COVID-19 pandemic.
	tabling member printed	Lord Freyberg
	uin	HL6157
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2020 answer text <p>To simplify access to data controlled by the National Health Service and encourage innovation partnerships, the Government is developing a policy framework underpinned by five guiding principles. This will offer support and guidance to NHS organisations that are considering entering into data access agreements with researchers and commercial partners.</p><p>The framework is expected to be published later this year and is being developed in consultation with patient representative groups, health and data experts, NHS bodies and industry. To support the NHS in embedding the framework in practice, the Government has set up a National Centre of Expertise in NHSX to provide commercial and legal expertise to NHS organisations on agreeing fair terms when negotiating partnerships.</p><p>The Government has also committed funding for the Digital Innovation Hubs Programme which aims to enable a United Kingdom-wide life sciences environment that provides responsible and safe access to rich, research-ready health data, technology and science, research and innovation services.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 07/07/2020 16:39:07 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	2593 label Biography information for Lord Freyberg

1220849

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Medical Records: Data Protection
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether notices issued under the Health Service (Control of Patient Information) Regulations 2002 in March cover the release of patient identifiable information to local public health teams; and if so, which (1) legal, or (2) policy, provisions prevent local directors of public health from receiving such information.
	tabling member printed	Lord Freyberg
	uin	HL6451
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2020 answer text <p>It is of vital importance that the health and care sector is able to access the data it needs to respond to COVID-19. A Control of Patient Information Notice was issued to require a range of organisations to share and process data for COVID-19 purposes. This should include sharing data with public health teams responding to COVID-19.</p><p> </p><p>The Notice only applies to data processed for COVID-19 purposes and organisations must also meet other regulatory and legal requirements such as the General Data Protection Regulation.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England is making available to all local authorities information on positive tests</p><p>for COVID-19. Public Health England also routinely shares personal data with local authorities to manage and control local clusters and outbreaks of certain infectious diseases.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 17/07/2020 12:39:21 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	2593 label Biography information for Lord Freyberg

1220850

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Medical Records: Data Protection
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Data Protection Impact Assessment for the NHS COVID-19 Data Store published on 5 June covers the release of patient identifiable information to local public health teams; and if so, which (1) legal, or (2) policy, provisions prevent local directors of public health from receiving such information.
	tabling member printed	Lord Freyberg
	uin	HL6452
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2020 answer text <p>The COVID-19 Data Store does not hold patient identifiable data, as all data is de-identified (pseudonymised) in line with Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) guidance and best practice, prior to being imported to the database. Therefore, the release of patient identifiable information to local public health teams, via the COVID-19 Data Store, is not possible.</p><p>NHS England is the data controller for all data held within the COVID-19 data store and ensures (via contractual arrangements) that data storage and processes are fully compliant with legislation and best practice.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 17/07/2020 12:19:55 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	2593 label Biography information for Lord Freyberg

1220851

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Infrastructure and Projects Authority: Contact Tracing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (1) has been, or (2) will be, involved in the NHS Test and Trace programme.
	tabling member printed	Lord Freyberg
	uin	HL6453
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2020 answer text <p>The Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) has been and continues to be involved with the NHS Test and Trace Programme. IPA provided assurance at the outset and has since supported independent peer reviews. IPA will continue to be involved by providing advice and support.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 17/07/2020 12:55:00 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	2593 label Biography information for Lord Freyberg