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NHS: Databases

Commons · Question 2314 · Tabled 18 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 1 Jun 2026

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Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2025 to Question 60619, from what date external contractors have been granted elevated or admin-level access to identifiable patient data within the Federated Data

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Answered by Preet Kaur Gill, 1 Jun 2026

Administrative access arrangements for contracted suppliers have been in place as part of the implementation and ongoing operation of the NHS Federated Data Platform (NHS FDP), as part of the controlled processes required to configure, operate, and mainta...