To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the economic impact of osteoporotic fractures on the working-age population, and (2) the effect of universal fracture liaison services on economic activity.
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To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of delayed osteoporosis diagnosis on hospital bed occupancy rates; and what assessment they have made of how fracture liaison services could mitigate those pressures.
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the cost savings that universal fracture liaison services will generate for the NHS through the prevention of secondary fractures.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 19 September (HL727), what steps they are taking to improve the low recording of progesterone receptor status for breast cancer in England, as identified by the National ...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 19 September (HL727), how many people are diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer in England each year.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will make an assessment of proposals to use tax deterrents for social media service providers as a measure to address harmful speech, as proposed by Dr Mihaela Popa-Wyatt from the University of Manchester.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to develop policies around pregnancy loss as part of the new rules governing bereavement leave entitlement.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will take steps to ensure that the new bereavement leave entitlement under the Paternity Leave (Bereavement) Act 2024 includes leave for pregnancy loss.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of?the likely impact of the new rules for bereavement leave entitlement set out in the?Paternity Leave (Bereavement) Act 2024.
To ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to respond to the recommendations contained in the report by the Patient Safety Commissioner The Hughes Report: Options for redress for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh, published on 7 February.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to set up a new independent Redress Agency for those harmed by medicines and medical devices.
To ask His Majesty's Government what cross-departmental discussions have taken place regarding the possibility of a compensation scheme for the victims of those harmed by vaginal mesh, Primodos and Valproate.
To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Patient Safety Commissioner about the implementation of the outstanding recommendations contained in the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review First Do No Harm, publ...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have met the Patient Safety Commissioner; and if so, whether their discussions included Primodos, Valproate or vaginal mesh.
To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the (1) European Union, and (2) G7, about action to be taken to end HIV, tuberculosis and malaria globally.
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to address holiday hunger after the Holidays Activities and Food Programme ends in March 2025.
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to remove the reduced rate in Universal Credit for under 25s.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of Local Food Partnerships and the impact that they can have on young people’s access to food in their community.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that misogyny and the language of gender-based violence is regulated and removed from online platforms.
To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to publish their proposals for a 10-year cancer strategy.