Skip to main content
Site logo

Main navigation

  • News
  • Your Representatives
  • Get Involved
  • Contact
  • Covid-19 Important information
Site logo

First Minister’s Questions: answers needed over PHW data breach

  • Tweet
Tuesday, 15 September, 2020
Paul Davies MS, the Leader of the Opposition in the Welsh Parliament.

Paul Davies MS – the Leader of the Opposition in the Welsh Parliament – questioned the First Minister over the latest of several data breaches and mismanagement issues under the Welsh Labour-led Government.

His line of questioning came during First Minister’s Questions a day after the admission by Public Health Wales that it had posted on a public server the personal details of more than 18,000 people who tested positive for Covid-19. In almost 2,000 cases, the name of the care home or residential setting where the person lives was also published.

Speaking later, Mr Davies said:

“By the First Minister’s own admission, he was made aware of the breach only yesterday despite suggestions that this took place weeks ago, and described as ‘… luck, rather than anything else…’ that so far the leaked data does not appear to have been misused.

“We don’t know when the Health Minister was told about the breach, but it is beyond inconceivable that he was not informed until yesterday, and so these questions must be asked:

  • When did the Health Minister learn of the breach?
  • How quickly did he tell the First Minister?

“The litany of data breaches and mismanagement under the First Minister’s watch is growing, and the reassurance we in Wales need is not forthcoming.

“It’s extremely disappointing that the First Minister did not take the opportunity to apologise for this very serious breach. This is the very least he should do to the people recently affected.”

  • Senedd News

You may also be interested in

Janet Finch-Saunders, the Shadow Minister for Environment and Rural Affairs.

Welsh Government’s final betrayal of Welsh farmers and the environment on NVZs

Wednesday, 3 March, 2021

Commenting on the Welsh Government’s decision to vote against motion to annul the NVZ Regulations, Welsh Conservative Shadow Rural Affairs minister, Janet Finch-Saunders said:

Show only

  • Articles
  • Assembly News
  • Local News
  • Opinions
  • Senedd News
  • Speeches
  • Westminster News

Donate

We need to build a strong voice for local Conservatives and we can only do that with your help.

Any donation will make a difference.

accepted-payment-cards

The Welsh Conservative Party

Footer

  • About RSS
  • Accessibility
  • Cookies
  • Privacy
Site logoPromoted by The Welsh Conservative Party, all at, Unit 5, Pro-Copy Business Centre, Parc Ty Glas, Cardiff, CF14 5DU.
Copyright 2021 The Welsh Conservative Party . All rights reserved.
Powered by Bluetree