PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Contact Tracing: Software (22 June 2020)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the cost to the public purse was of the Isle of Wight pilot of the NHS covid-19 tracing app.

Asked by:
Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat)

Answer

To date, the total cost of developing the National Health Service COVID-19 app is £10.8 million and our investment in the Isle of Wight phase has provided us with valuable information that we can combine with Google and Apple’s technology in a new solution to support the entire NHS Test and Trace service.


Answered by:
Ms Nadine Dorries (Conservative)
2 July 2020

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