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Lords HL3798
To ask His Majesty's Government how many acres of green belt have been redefined as grey belt in the past year.
Tabled: 2026-10-05
Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
Con
To: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Answered 2026-10-16
It is for individual local planning authorities to assess if land is grey belt and to determine whether to amend Green Belt boundaries through the preparation or updating of plans. The government d...
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Lords HL3809
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage on 15 September (HL2868), whether, where an authority can demonstrate a five-year housing land supply and has achieved a Housing Delivery Test result of...
Tabled: 2026-10-05
Lord Jamieson
Lord Jamieson
Con
To: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Answered 2026-10-16
The new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), published in August 2026, introduces a revised presumption in favour of sustainable development which, in combination with new policies on develop...
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Lords HL3642
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Liberal Democrat Party responded to their letter, published on 2 September 2022, seeking views from the Parliamentary Parties panel regarding uprating spending limits and reviewing other sums in electora...
Tabled: 2026-09-16
Baroness O'Neill of Bexley
Baroness O'Neill of Bexley
Con
To: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Answered 2026-10-16
The previous Government wrote to members of the Parliamentary Parties Panel on 2 September 2022 seeking views on uprating spending limits and reviewing other sums in electoral law. That letter prec...
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Lords HL3797
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hanson of Flint on 10 September (HL3067), of the animals authorised for use under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 since the beginning of 2026, how many are authori...
Tabled: 2026-10-05
Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
Con
To: Home Office
Answered 2026-10-16
The number of procedures conducted each year at each severity level is reported in the annual statistics on scientific procedures. The 2026 data will be collected in early 2027 and published as nat...
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Lords HL3203
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 4 September (HL2266), what specific regulatory mechanisms or market-concentration limitation rules will be established to NHS acute trusts and private corporate b...
Tabled: 2026-09-07
Lord Scriven
Lord Scriven
LD
To: Department of Health and Social Care
Answered 2026-10-16
I refer the Noble Lord to the answer provided on 4 September in response to Question HL2266, which, for ease of reference, is reproduced below.The Government is committed to expanding integrated ne...
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Lords HL3698
To ask His Majesty's Government, following the reply by Baroness Merron on 15 September (HL Deb col 1073) that health and well-being boards "are responsible for drawing up the local plans for what the locality needs" to whom the health and well-be...
Tabled: 2026-09-17
Lord Kamall
Lord Kamall
Con
To: Department of Health and Social Care
Answered 2026-10-16
Health and wellbeing boards are statutory committees of local authorities with a strategic role in assessing local needs and developing plans for improving health and wellbeing. They are not respon...
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Lords HL3857
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the UK National Screening Committee, before reaching its recommendation on population screening for cardiac conditions associated with sudden cardiac death in young people, will consider the research publish...
Tabled: 2026-10-05
Lord Patel of Bradford
Lord Patel of Bradford
To: Department of Health and Social Care
Answered 2026-10-16
The public consultation conducted on this issue by the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) closed on 31 August, and the UK NSC is currently reviewing all contributions to that consultation, al...
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Lords HL3838
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the likely health impacts of the requirement under the NHS net zero supplier roadmap for suppliers to report all relevant scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions from April 2027.
Tabled: 2026-10-05
Lord Mackinlay of Richborough
Lord Mackinlay of Richborough
Con
To: Department of Health and Social Care
Answered 2026-10-16
The NHS Net Zero Supplier Roadmap was originally published in 2021 under the previous administration and stipulated that: "All suppliers will be required to publicly report targets, emissions ...
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Lords HL3837
To ask His Majesty's Government whether requirements of the NHS net zero supplier roadmap to report all relevant Scope 3 emissions from April 2027 is a requirement under the Climate Change Act 2008.
Tabled: 2026-10-05
Lord Mackinlay of Richborough
Lord Mackinlay of Richborough
Con
To: Department of Health and Social Care
Answered 2026-10-16
The NHS Net Zero Supplier Roadmap was originally published in 2021 under the previous administration and stipulated that: "All suppliers will be required to publicly report targets, emissions ...
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Lords HL3868
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve coordination between prison healthcare providers and NHS hospitals where prisoners are awaiting secondary care.
Tabled: 2026-10-05
The Lord Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
The Lord Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
Bshp
To: Department of Health and Social Care
Answered 2026-10-16
As a signatory to the National Partnership Agreement for Health and Social Care for people in contact with the criminal justice system, the Department of Health and Social Care is committed to work...
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Lords HL3867
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure consistent communication between prison healthcare providers and the families and authorised representatives of prisoners regarding ongoing treatment and referrals.
Tabled: 2026-10-05
The Lord Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
The Lord Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
Bshp
To: Department of Health and Social Care
Answered 2026-10-16
As a signatory to the National Partnership Agreement for Health and Social Care for people in contact with the criminal justice system, the Department of Health and Social Care is committed to work...
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Lords HL3866
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the difference in waiting times for secondary healthcare between patients in prison and those in the community.
Tabled: 2026-10-05
The Lord Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
The Lord Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
Bshp
To: Department of Health and Social Care
Answered 2026-10-16
As a signatory to the National Partnership Agreement for Health and Social Care for people in contact with the criminal justice system, the Department of Health and Social Care is committed to work...
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Lords HL3865
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce waiting times for secondary care in prisons.
Tabled: 2026-10-05
The Lord Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
The Lord Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
Bshp
To: Department of Health and Social Care
Answered 2026-10-16
As a signatory to the National Partnership Agreement for Health and Social Care for people in contact with the criminal justice system, the Department of Health and Social Care is committed to work...
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Lords HL4022
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the findings of the Alzheimer's Society that (1) spending on dementia diagnosis and treatment is equivalent to just 1.4 per cent of total dementia healthcare costs, and (2) social c...
Tabled: 2026-10-12
Lord Weir of Ballyholme
Lord Weir of Ballyholme
DUP
To: Department of Health and Social Care
Answered 2026-10-16
Baroness Casey’s Commission on the establishment of a new National Care Service continues to look specifically at what can be done to improve the diagnosis and treatment of dementia, and to provide...
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Lords HL4021
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve diagnostic rates for Alzheimer's disease.
Tabled: 2026-10-12
Lord Weir of Ballyholme
Lord Weir of Ballyholme
DUP
To: Department of Health and Social Care
Answered 2026-10-16
Baroness Casey’s Commission on the establishment of a new National Care Service continues to look specifically at what can be done to improve the diagnosis and treatment of dementia, and to provide...
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