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Written question asked by Lord Scriven (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 11 November 2025, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 25 November 2025. It was answered by Baroness Merron (Labour) on Friday, 21 November 2025 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Learning Disabilities Mortality Review Programme

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 10 November (HL11512), how many separate formal meetings involving a minister and either a senior manager or the clinical lead at NHS England with specific responsibility for the learning from lives and deaths (LeDeR) programme there have been with the LeDeR programme and its findings as the principal or only item on the agenda since July 2024; and on which specific dates those focused meetings took place.

Answer

As set out in the Written Answer on 10 November, there are regular conversations between the relevant minister, Department officials, and senior clinical and managerial leads at NHS England in relation to improving overall health outcomes for people with a learning disability and autistic people.

Several meetings have taken place since July 2024 and the publication of the recent annual Learning from Lives and deaths, people with a learning disability and autistic people report was discussed. The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Health Innovation and Safety, who recently assumed responsibility for this, has met senior managers and discussed key findings from the report and the wider work underway to tackle health inequalities and improve access to, and the quality of, services for people with a learning disability.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL11827
Session
2024-26
Related items
Subjects
Learning Disabilities Mortality Review Programme
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk