Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has a risk register for NHS England's Federated Data Platform.

The Federated Data Platform is an important upgrade to NHS data systems, allowing Trusts to improve services for patients, by managing data more effectively. The benefits have been demonstrated in a series of pilots, which have seen Trusts shorten waiting lists, improve theatre utilisation, and arrange discharges more quickly and easily.

NHS England has a risk register as part of their standard programme documentation, including processes for ensuring this is updated on a regular basis and reported through relevant governance structures. The FDP is a Tier A Government Major Projects Portfolio (GMPP) programme and therefore is required to report on a regular basis to the GMPP, including risks. The GMPP report is published annually.