To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Blackwood
of North Oxford on 21 January (HL127), whether the contract signed with Amazon to
provide health data from the NHS specifies whether Amazon has liability for (1) the
loss, (2) the destruction, (3) the corruption, (4) the desegregation, or (5) the damage,
of health data.
<p>No patient data is being shared with Amazon as part of this agreement. The collaboration
with Amazon simply connects people to medically verified information on a range of
different medical conditions, symptoms and treatments which is already freely available
online through the National Health Service website. Use of Amazon Alexa is just an
alternative mechanism for accessing that information.</p><p>The agreement with Amazon
clearly stipulates that neither party is liable for any loss of data. The data referred
to in this agreement is the medically verified NHS information that is already freely
available on the NHS website. It does not concern patient data, as this is not being
shared with Amazon. There is no significant risk for the NHS concerning the loss,
destruction, corruption, desegregation or damage of this data.</p><p>This agreement
with Amazon will help people manage their own healthcare more effectively, reaching
a far greater number of citizens. This will enable people to take better control of
their own healthcare needs, thereby potentially helping with prevention and early
diagnosis.</p>
To ask Her Majesty's Government for how long the three vaccination regime for human
papilloma virus, in the form of Gardasil, Gardasil 9 or Cervarix, maintains protection
against infection.
<p>Current evidence from clinical trials has demonstrated that protection against
targeted human papilloma virus types following vaccination using Cervarix lasts for
at least nine years and at least eight years for Gardasil. The immunological evidence
supports expectations that these vaccines will protect for much longer.</p><p> </p><p>The
duration of protection for Gardasil 9 is not yet known.</p>
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they intend to take following the interception
of the Zaytouna-Oliva in international waters by Israel and its rerouting to the port
of Ashdod.
<p>We have no plans to take any action over this issue. The Foreign and Commonwealth
Office advise against all travel to Gaza including the waters off Gaza. We also advise
British Nationals against participating in flotillas or overland convoys to Gaza because
of the risks involved.</p>
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether a councillor who is the subject of, or mentioned
in, a complaint to the Local Government Ombudsman has the right to know (1) the nature
of the complaint, and (2) the identity of the person or persons making the complaint.
<p>There is no requirement that a councillor who is subject of, or mentioned in, a
complaint to the Local Government Ombudsman be informed of the nature of the complaint
or the identity of the complainant. However, the Local Government Ombudsman’s practice
is to request that local authorities ensure all interested parties within the local
authority are aware of the investigation and are able to comment before the Ombudsman
comes to a final decision.</p>