Select committee: Health and Social Care Committee

Federated Data Platform

Open Opened 11 Jun 2026

Inquiry scope (the committee's words)

This is a one off session looking at the Government proposal to create a Federated Data Platform.

Where it stands

The inquiry is open, opened 11 June 2026.

The committee has not published a report yet.

1 session

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Date	Session and witnesses	Source
16 Jun 2026	Oral Evidence Ayub Bhayat · NHS England, Dr Sarah Scobie · Nuffield Trust, Matt Hennessy, Preet Kaur Gill MP · Department of Health and Social Care, Professor Sir Nigel Shadbolt · Jesus College, University of Oxford, Rob Thompson · Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England	View ↗

6 witnesses

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Witness	Organisation	Sessions
Ayub Bhayat · Director of Data & Analytics	NHS England	1
Dr Sarah Scobie · Deputy Director of Research	Nuffield Trust	1
Matt Hennessy	Not recorded	1
Preet Kaur Gill MP · Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health Innovation and Safety	Department of Health and Social Care	1
Professor Sir Nigel Shadbolt · Professorial Research Fellow in Computer Science and Principal	Jesus College, University of Oxford	1
Rob Thompson · Chief Digital, Data and Technology Officer	Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England	1

2 letters

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Published	Direction	Letter
2 Sep 2026	Not recorded	Correspondence from Minister Frith- Federated Data Platform
9 Jul 2026	Not recorded	Correspondence to Minister Gill- Palantir