To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Fairer Schools Index developed at the University of Bristol, and its suggestion that the Progress 8 measure understates school achievements in deprived parts of England.
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To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to require London North Eastern Railway to run direct services between Sunderland and London King's Cross beyond December 2024.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the role of the Care Quality Commission when inspecting dental businesses; and whether they have any plans to ask them also to consider the availability of NHS appointments when carrying ou...
To ask His Majesty's Government how many NHS whistleblowers were heeded and were satisfied with the response of their employers.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many cases of whistleblowing there have been in the past five years across all the health and care services that are within the remit of the Department of Health and Social Care; and how many of these cases were within ...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the scrutiny of NHS Foundation Trusts in cases where the chair of the board of directors is the same person as the chair of the council of governors.
To ask His Majesty's Government what payments they have made to whistleblowers in the NHS in each of the last five years (1) as part of non-disclosure agreements reached through out-of-court settlements, and (2) as the result of a decision by an employmen...
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to introduce a statutory right of patients to be registered as an NHS patient of a dentist.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the use of oxo-degradable film, which breaks down into microplastics in the soil, in farming, given that the EU only permits biodegradable film, which breaks down into carbon dioxide and wa...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the triage system used by some GP practices which requires all contact by patients seeking a GP appointment to be conducted online.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current backlog in local authority audits; and what plans they have to deliver all outstanding audit opinions by their proposed deadline of 30 September.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the resources available to district councils in England to provide temporary accommodation for people who are homeless or who are at risk of homelessness.
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to amend temporary event notice regulations to enable the banning of sexual entertainment venues by local authorities in England and Wales.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of delayed deliveries in homecare medicines services on patients, including on the extent of harms.
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of patients who have (1) been hospitalised, and (2) sought alternative treatment, due to delays in homecare medicines delivery; and what assessment they have made of the cost of th...
To ask His Majesty's Government what is the national average for reports of duty of candour events as a percentage of active patients for NHS trusts.
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of (1) patient safety incidents, and (2) duty of candour events, that have occurred in relation to homecare medicines services in each of the past five years.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many new homes have been built so far during the current Parliament; how many are conversions from offices and retail and are not newly built; and how many are suitable for family occupation with a garden or play space ...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Benyon on 19 January (HL4205) which noted a need for additional data on farm stage food waste, what plans they have to include farms in the mandatory reporting of food waste policy.
To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with (1) the University of Sunderland, (2) Sunderland Culture, and (3) Sunderland City Council, about (a) the structural problems affecting the National Glass Centre in Sunderland, and (b) the...