Question follow-through · 108350
Medical Records: Data Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with technology companies used by his Department on the automated processing of emails that contain personal health information.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 26 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 29 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 30 Jan 2026 · 4 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
26 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with technology companies used by his Department on the automated processing of emails that contain personal health information.
29 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
30 Jan 2026
Answer published
The Department does not process personal health information. This type of information is handled by NHS England and other authorised health bodies.We work closely with NHS England to ensure that any technology used across the health system meets the legal...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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