Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they are considering a phased reopening of the UK Biobank research analysis platform to prioritise researchers with fixed funding and submission deadlines.

The Government is working closely with UK Biobank to ensure that the Research Analysis Platform can securely reopen. Work required to secure the platform has been completed and health data providers will review an independent security assessment before agreeing to make their data available again. UK Biobank is planning a phased reopening of the Platform. Access will only be granted to researchers and institutes that are fully compliant in their obligations for mandatory training, annual reports, and data deletion for projects that have ended.