Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on the delivery of the NHS covid-19 Test and Trace app; and what comparative assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the NHS and German test and trace apps.
The Isle of Wight phase of the app, which completed in June, has provided valuable information that we will now take forward as we develop an app which supports the entire NHS Test and Trace service.
We have actively engaged with other countries since March 2020 when we started work to develop an app. We are sharing learning and best practice through regular engagement with international partners, including Germany.