§ Mr. GibbTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what access(a) civil servants outside the national health service and (b) Ministers have to the private medical records of individuals. [31317]
§ Ms BlearsNeither Ministers nor civil servants outside of the national health service have access to the private medical records of individuals. Disclosures of information contained in medical records to Ministers and civil servants must comply with data protection, common law and human rights requirements.