Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has considered mandating UK-based technology providers for the management of NHS data.

In accordance with United Kingdom procurement law, legally established and eligible suppliers cannot be excluded from bidding in a procurement to deliver a contract. Contracts may specify arrangements for how and where data can be stored.

The Procurement Act 2023 has introduced a power for the Government to exclude suppliers from public sector contracts if they pose a national security risk.