Written Questions

Lords HL14

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support SME builders in order to diversify the housebuilding sector.

Tabled: 2026-05-13

The Lord Bishop of Chelmsford

Bshp

To: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Answered 2026-05-21

Small and medium sized housebuilders are essential to meeting the government’s housing ambitions and supporting local economies. The government is acting to support SME housebuilders by increasing ...

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Lords HL21

To ask His Majesty's Government what progress has been made towards implementing the recommendations arising from (1) the BBC Mid-Term Review 2024, and (2) the 2024–25 Ofcom review of the BBC's editorial complaints system.

Tabled: 2026-05-13

Baroness Deech

XB

To: Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Answered 2026-05-21

Amendments to the BBC’s Framework Agreement to implement specific, evidence-based recommendations from the previous government’s Mid-Term Review of the BBC were published on 16 December 2025 on the...

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Lords HL48

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the cost of clinical negligence claims to the NHS in each of the last five years.

Tabled: 2026-05-13

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

Lab

To: Department of Health and Social Care

Answered 2026-05-21

NHS Resolution manages clinical negligence and other claims against the National Health Service in England. The following table shows the total payments made for clinical claims between the 2020/21...

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Lords HL68

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on a carer's quality of life when supporting someone with (1) mild, (2) moderate, and (3) severe, dementia.

Tabled: 2026-05-13

Lord Weir of Ballyholme

DUP

To: Department of Health and Social Care

Answered 2026-05-21

The Government has not made a specific assessment of the impact on an unpaid carer’s quality of life by severity of the dementia condition of the cared-for person. The Survey of Adult Carers in Eng...

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Lords HL38

To ask His Majesty's Government, in each of the last five years, how many patients waited in A&E for more than (1) 24 hours, (2) 48 hours, (3) 72 hours and (4) 96 hours from decision to admit to admission; and which month had the largest number of...

Tabled: 2026-05-13

Lord Mott

Con

To: Department of Health and Social Care

Answered 2026-05-21

The information requested regarding how many patients waited in accident and emergency for more than 24 hours, 48 hours, 72 hours, and 96 hours from decision to admit to admission is not available....

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Lords HL39

To ask His Majesty's Government how many patients waiting more than four hours in A&E from decision to admit to admission subsequently self-discharged before admission, in each of the last five years.

Tabled: 2026-05-13

Lord Mott

Con

To: Department of Health and Social Care

Answered 2026-05-21

Information on the number of patients who waited more than four hours from a decision to admit to admission and subsequently self-discharged before admission is not held centrally.

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Lords HL119

To ask His Majesty's Government what support they intend to provide to the National Specialty Lead for Rare Cancers to be appointed under the Rare Cancers Act 2026, including (1) budget, and (2) number of full-time equivalent staff.

Tabled: 2026-05-14

Lord Moylan

Con

To: Department of Health and Social Care

Answered 2026-05-21

The Government will implement the Rare Cancers Act 2026 by ensuring that a National Specialty Lead for Rare Cancers is appointed by summer 2026.The National Specialty Lead will be based in the Nati...

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Lords HL69

To ask His Majesty's Government, with reference to paragraph 4.3.17 of National Institute for Health and Care Excellence health technology evaluations: the manual, published on 27 June 2023, under what circumstances it would be relevant to conside...

Tabled: 2026-05-13

Lord Weir of Ballyholme

DUP

To: Department of Health and Social Care

Answered 2026-05-21

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) methods for health technology evaluation allow its independent committees to take health benefits for carers into account where releva...

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Lords HL72

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that people with primary progressive aphasia can access speech and language therapy through specialised cognitive neurology services in all specialised neurology centres.

Tabled: 2026-05-13

Baroness Whitaker

Lab

To: Department of Health and Social Care

Answered 2026-05-21

The provision of dementia health care services is the responsibility of local integrated care boards (ICBs). We expect ICBs to commission services based on local population needs, taking account of...

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Lords HL70

To ask His Majesty's Government, in regard to the report by Alzheimer's Society, The economic impact of dementia, published in May 2024, what assessment they have made of the estimates that (1) the total cost of dementia to the UK in 2024 was £42....

Tabled: 2026-05-13

Lord Weir of Ballyholme

DUP

To: Department of Health and Social Care

Answered 2026-05-21

Department officials have previously considered these estimates, made by the Carnall Farrar consultancy on behalf of the Alzheimer’s Society, alongside other estimates and research into the economi...

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Lords HL25

To ask His Majesty's Government what support is given to military personnel to find NHS dentists in their area when they have to move so frequently.

Tabled: 2026-05-13

Baroness Harris of Richmond

LD

To: Ministry of Defence

Answered 2026-05-21

Armed Forces personnel in the UK receive dental care through Defence Medical Command (DMedC) to ensure operational readiness. This service is available to all regular uniformed personnel, while fam...

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Lords HL33

To ask His Majesty's Government what support is available to farmers seeking to transition from intensive systems to higher welfare production models.

Tabled: 2026-05-13

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

Green

To: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Answered 2026-05-20

The Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) provides grants for commercial livestock farmers of between £1,000 and £25,000 towards the cost of a list of equipment items that support higher wel...

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Lords HL24

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to ban the import of any poultry, eggs or other poultry by-products that were produced using any type of cage system for the keeping of poultry.

Tabled: 2026-05-13

Baroness Fookes

Con

To: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Answered 2026-05-20

This Government shares the public’s high regard for the UK’s environmental protections, food standards and animal welfare. Imports into the UK must comply with UK’s existing import requirements. Pr...

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Lords HL121

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 24 March (HL15443), what steps the Northern Ireland Office has taken in the last year to meet its legal duty to keep under review the question...

Tabled: 2026-05-14

Lord Pack

LD

To: Northern Ireland Office

Answered 2026-05-20

The Northern Ireland Office regularly reviews the commencement of its legislation. Responsibility resides with Northern Ireland Office policy teams to monitor the status of provisions, and to advis...

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Lords HL60

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 17 April (HL15207), when the Senior Civil Service Performance Management Framework will be updated; how it will ensure that underperformance i...

Tabled: 2026-05-13

Baroness Shawcross-Wolfson

Con

To: Cabinet Office

Answered 2026-05-19

The Senior Civil Service (SCS) performance management framework for the 2026/27 performance year will be published imminently.

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