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Topical question asked in the House of Commons, by Jonathan Ashworth (Labour). It was answered on Tuesday, 23 June 2020 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Topical Questions

Question

On the app, the Secretary of State told us it was crucial and would be ready by mid-May. Experts warned him it would not work. He spent three months, wasted £12 million and has got nothing to show for it. It is a good job he is a tech-savvy expert on apps; otherwise, this would be a right shambles now, wouldn’t it?

Answer

On the contrary, ensuring that we use technology to its best possible effects is incredibly important. I would have thought that the shadow Secretary of State would want to side with and support the efforts of all those, including in the NHS, who are doing the work to ensure that we can get this up and running as quickly as possible.


Secondary information

Type
Oral question
Reference
677 c1162 
Session
2019-21
Oral question type
Supplementary
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Software NHS Coronavirus
Link
View this Topical question on hansard.parliament.uk