Written questions

NHS: Databases

Commons · Question 60372 · Tabled 16 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 1 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has consulted UK defence and intelligence agencies on awarding NHS data platform contracts to foreign-owned companies with defence-sector operations.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 1 Jul 2025

NHS England conducted an independent and transparent procurement exercise in full compliance with public contract regulations. The selection of the preferred supplier was not determined by a single individual but was the result of a rigorous assessment pr...