Oral Answers to Questions

Daniel Zeichner Excerpts

Tuesday 13th July 2021 Commons Chamber

[Daniel Zeichner (Cambridge) (Lab)]

What progress he has made on consultations on the General Practice Data for Planning and Research roll-out.

[The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (Jo Churchill)]

We are committed to being transparent about the collection and use of data. We paused the implementation of GP data for planning and research services, and we have had productive discussions with the Royal College of General Practitioners, the British Medical Association, health charities and others. We have listened to the concerns and we will respond to them. We will continue to listen and we will take our time. We will show patients and clinicians why they can have full trust and confidence in the programme, where data will only be accessed through a secure environment with the oversight of the Information Commissioner’s Office and the National Data Guardian.