Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 21 July 2017 to Question 5810, when he plans to publish revised guidance on compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998.

The Department is working with colleagues in regulatory bodies, the National Health Service and industry to test and refine guidance, ahead of publication. It is intended that the document will clearly signpost what regulations are applicable, and which bodies, trusts and their suppliers should contact, at each stage of research, development, validation and deployment of products, whilst ensuring it is clear which standards and relevant legislation should be complied with.