Written questions

NHS: Databases

Commons · Question 65984 · Tabled 8 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 15 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of Federated Data Platform development work is carried out by UK-based engineers; and whether data processing beyond AWS input processes is off-shored.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 15 Jul 2025

All NHS Federated Data Platform (FDP) development work is carried out by United Kingdom based engineers, therefore there is no offshoring. This is documented in the contract, Information Governance Framework, and Memorandum of Understanding. It is a contr...