Asked by: Baroness Merron (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask His Majesty's Government what is the incidence over the last 24 months of spouses or partners who use their spouse's or partner's NHS records in custody and other disputes.
Answered by Lord Bellamy
The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
The data readily available to the Government does not enable the Government to determine whether, and if so to what extent, spouses or partners have used their spouses’ or partners’ NHS records in custody or other disputes. The use of NHS data in such circumstances without consent would in normal circumstances constitute a breach of patient confidentiality.