Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
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Lord Evans of Rainow (Con)
The noble Lord raises an important point, backing up the concerns of the noble Lord, Lord Davies. He is exactly right: the Government are moving at pace. I reassure him that I will take his request back to the department.
Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford (Con)
My Lords, one particular recommendation in the report should also be prioritised: addressing the problem of 160 trusts and 6,500 GPs all acting as separate data controllers, and doing this either through a national organisation acting as a data controller or through a TRE. This would obviously improve the flow of data and the availability of it for direct care and research. Can the Minister please take this matter away and act as swiftly as possible, as this has been on the desks of successive Ministers for some years now?
Lord Evans of Rainow (Con)
I am grateful to my noble friend. I hear what she says, and I will certainly take that back to the department.