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1192064

registered interest
date	01/05/2020
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	Contact Tracing: Software
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what contractual requirements have been put in place to ensure that third party providers working with NHSX on the development of the covid-19 tracing app will comply with data protection regulations.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	42253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2020 answer text <p>Should users of the app choose to share their data with the National Health Service, it may be retained in accordance with necessary legislation, and may be used in the future for research in the public interest, or by the NHS for planning and delivering services, subject to the necessary approvals required by law.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 07/05/2020 13:38:22 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 19595 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1192065

registered interest
date	01/05/2020
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	Contact Tracing: Software
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the retention of data collected through the NHSX covid-19 tracing app by (a) the NHS and (b) third parties for the new COVID-19 tracing app is time limited.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	42254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2020 answer text <p>Data that app users have chosen to share with the National Health Service may be retained for research in the public interest, or by the NHS for planning and delivering services, in line with the law and on the basis of the necessary approvals required by law.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 07/05/2020 13:45:54 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 19596 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1192066

registered interest
date	01/05/2020
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	Contact Tracing: Software
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the new covid-19 tracing app developed by NHSX meets Apple's standard of privacy in relation to the use of Bluetooth.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	42239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2020 answer text <p>The systems built by the National Health Service are designed to limit and prevent access to personally identifiable data. They are secured to standards set by NHS Digital with input from the National Cyber Security Centre, who have worked closely with the NHS COVID-19 app from the outset to ensure the best security standards and oversight.</p><p>The app will comply with the law around the use of data, including the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 07/05/2020 13:35:46 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 19594 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1192094

registered interest
date	01/05/2020
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: Death Certificates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has issued to NHS trusts on recording covid-19 on death certificates.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	42153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2020 answer text <p>In response to the provisions in the Coronavirus Act 2020 in relation to death certification, the General Register Office and the Office for National Statistics published revised guidance to medical practitioners completing medical certificates cause of death (MCCD) for a period of emergency. Medical practitioners are expected to state the cause of death to the best of their knowledge and belief. This guidance confirms that COVID-19 is an acceptable direct or underlying cause of death for the purposes of completing the MCCD. In the emergency period the MCCD is electronically transferred to the registration office for the registrar to review and approve the MCCD, for the purpose of registering the death, and issue the death certificate to the next of kin/informant.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries grouped question UIN 42154 42155 question first answered 07/05/2020 14:28:21 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 19583 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1192105

registered interest
date	01/05/2020
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: Death Certificates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to ensure that covid-19 is recorded on the death certificates of people that died as a result of that disease.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	42154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2020 answer text <p>In response to the provisions in the Coronavirus Act 2020 in relation to death certification, the General Register Office and the Office for National Statistics published revised guidance to medical practitioners completing medical certificates cause of death (MCCD) for a period of emergency. Medical practitioners are expected to state the cause of death to the best of their knowledge and belief. This guidance confirms that COVID-19 is an acceptable direct or underlying cause of death for the purposes of completing the MCCD. In the emergency period the MCCD is electronically transferred to the registration office for the registrar to review and approve the MCCD, for the purpose of registering the death, and issue the death certificate to the next of kin/informant.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries grouped question UIN 42153 42155 question first answered 07/05/2020 14:28:21 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 19584 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1192306

registered interest
date	01/05/2020
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	Contact Tracing: Software
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the NHS contact-tracing app being developed by NHSX will be accessible to disabled people.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	42042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2020 answer text <p>We continue to work to ensure the National Health Service COVID-19 app is compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. We are committed to regular audits of the app by independent specialist assessors to conduct usability testing of the app, including dedicated research to solely focus on accessibility. We will publish an Accessibility Statement in due course which will be kept under review and updated as necessary.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 07/05/2020 13:33:39 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 19571 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1191600

registered interest
date	29/04/2020
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	Contact Tracing: Software
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which organisations and individuals were consulted on the data governance framework of the covid-19 tracing app being developed by NHSX.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	41588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2020 answer text <p>We have been consulting on our plans with the Information Commissioner, the National Data Guardian’s Panel, the National Cyber Security Centre and the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation, as well as with representatives from Understanding Patient Data and volunteers who provided a patient and public perspective. We have established an ethics advisory board for the app, chaired by Professor Sir Jonathan Montgomery from University College London who previously headed the Nuffield Council on Bioethics.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 07/05/2020 15:01:25 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 18753 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1191601

registered interest
date	29/04/2020
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	Contact Tracing: Software
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Information Commissioners’ Office has approved the data governance framework of the covid-19 tracing app being developed by NHSX.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	41589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2020 answer text <p>The Department recognises that users must have trust and confidence in the way personal data is used to respond to the COVID-19 crisis. We are working with the Information Commissioner’s Office to help ensure a high level of transparency and governance. They will continue to offer that support during the life of the app as it is developed, rolled out and when it is no longer needed.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 07/05/2020 15:05:03 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 18754 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1191602

registered interest
date	29/04/2020
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	Contact Tracing: Software
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the data governance framework for the covid-19 tracing app being developed by NHSX.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	41590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2020 answer text <p>In all stages of the app’s development, we have drawn on expertise from across Government, civil society and industry to review our design and help test the app. As part of our commitment to transparency, we will be publishing the key security and privacy designs alongside the source code. A Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) will be completed and reviewed at each stage of the App’s development, this is subject to ongoing scrutiny, oversight and assurance. We will publish the DPIA for each stage of the App’s development as quickly as we can.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries grouped question UIN 41591 question first answered 07/05/2020 15:09:51 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 18755 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1191603

registered interest
date	29/04/2020
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	Contact Tracing: Software
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, who is responsible for ensuring the covid-19 tracing app being developed by NHSX is compliant with data protection regulations.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	41591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2020 answer text <p>In all stages of the app’s development, we have drawn on expertise from across Government, civil society and industry to review our design and help test the app. As part of our commitment to transparency, we will be publishing the key security and privacy designs alongside the source code. A Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) will be completed and reviewed at each stage of the App’s development, this is subject to ongoing scrutiny, oversight and assurance. We will publish the DPIA for each stage of the App’s development as quickly as we can.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries grouped question UIN 41590 question first answered 07/05/2020 15:09:51 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 18756 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper