PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Life Sciences: Databases (11 June 2018)

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he has taken to streamline the (a) ethical and (b) legal approval processes for national datasets recommended in the Life Sciences Industrial Strategy; and which body is responsible for the implementation of that recommendation.

Asked by:
Helen Hayes (Labour)

NHS Digital is responsible for implementing this recommendation. It continues to work to improve processes required to gain research approvals and to make the data applicant process more efficient. NHS Digital is working with others in the sector to ensure consistent understanding of the laws, policy and guidance around the use of health data in research.

Answered by:
Mr Sam Gyimah (Liberal Democrat)
19 June 2018