Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2014, Official Report, columns 566-7W, on NHS: intellectual property, what the name and job title is of the official in NHS England responsible for the intellectual property strategy of the NHS; and what the name and job title is of that official's line-manager.

Pursuant to my answer of 17 June 2014, Official Report, columns 566-7W, I would like to clarify that overall policy for intellectual property rests with the Intellectual Property Office.

Intellectual property as it affects health services rests with the Department of Health, within the portfolio of Will Cavendish in his capacity as Director General for Innovation, Growth, and Technology, working closely with other health service bodies, including NHS England, wherever relevant.