Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to his oral contribution of 20 July 2020, Official Report, column 1865, on Coronavirus Response, what (a) data processors, (b) contractors and (c) suppliers are involved in the delivery of the NHS Test and Trace programme; and how many temporary employees are employed under that programme.

Since the start of the pandemic, the Government has worked with a wide range of partners to deliver Test and Trace services. These partners include, but are not restricted to, companies who have provided expertise in supply chain and logistics, facilities management, and clinical governance, as well as professionals from Public Health England (PHE) and the National Health Service.

There is no precise figure for the number of temporary workers involved in delivering the Test and Trace service, our workforce evolves quickly and adapts to the precise nature of services we need to provide to stop the spread of the virus. All PHE, NHS, Serco UK and SITEL Group staff involved in NHS Test and Trace have been trained to protect the confidentiality of people with COVID-19 and their contacts.