To ask the Secretary of State for Health what types of data have been sold by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies under the Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations in the last 12 months. (222091)

Core information produced by the Department and the NHS Purchasing and Supplies Agency, which is central to their responsibilities and which is subject to Crown copyright, can be reused free of charge by applying for a Public Sector Information (PSI) Click-Use Licence administered by the Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI). The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has delegated authority from OPSI to administer crown copyright material on its behalf.

Data to which value is added by the Department to enhance and facilitate their use and effectiveness for the user are outside the remit of the PSI licence, and can be sold under a value added licence. The type of data sold by the Department in the last 12 months are health sector specific information on best practice and standards relating to the physical environment. The NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency has not sold any data in the last 12 months, and MHRA has allowed some data relating to licensed products to be reused for a fee in the last 12 months.