Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether there are plans to allow the electronic transfer of GP records when people move from Wales to England.

The Government's 10-Year Health Plan includes the objective of delivering a Single Patient Record. This will allow health and care providers, wherever they deliver care in England, to access the key information they need from an individual’s medical records. Mandatory information standards, which all providers must follow, will ensure the interoperability of systems within the National Health Service.

We will consult with the devolved administrations and Crown Dependencies, on areas of mutual interest, such as the Single Patient Record, which can improve cross-border healthcare and the safe exchange of information where possible to improve healthcare, and minimise risk to patients.