To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether maximum response times have been specified for the assessment and treatment of (a) urgent, (b) serious and (c) emergency medical conditions among asylum seekers resident at MoD Barnham.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether maximum response times have been specified for the assessment and treatment of (a) urgent, (b) serious and (c) emergency medical conditions among asylum seekers resident at MoD Barnham.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of local healthcare, dental and other essential services to support residents at Site A at MoD Bicester under proposals to use the site for asylum accommodation.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of local healthcare, dental and other essential services to support residents at Site A at MoD Bicester under proposals to use the site for asylum accommodation.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to proposals to house asylum seekers at RAF Barnham, whether the asylum seekers will have access to free medical care and free dentistry services.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to proposals to house asylum seekers at RAF Barnham, whether the asylum seekers will have access to free medical care and free dentistry services.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the accessibility of MoD Bicester to amenities, public transport, healthcare, legal advice and asylum support services.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the accessibility of MoD Bicester to amenities, public transport, healthcare, legal advice and asylum support services.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 23 June 2026 to Question 7717 on Asylum: Housing, what quantitative indicators are used to evaluate local health system capacity in the siting of asylum accommodation; and how those indicators are incorporated into the Department’s...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 23 June 2026 to Question 7717 on Asylum: Housing, what quantitative indicators are used to evaluate local health system capacity in the siting of asylum accommodation; and how those indicators are incorporated into the Department’s...

The site identified as MOD Bicester sits just over the Buckinghamshire border in Oxfordshire and is incredibly close to villages in my constituency, including Boarstall, Oakley, Long Crendon, Marsh Gibbon, Ludgershall, Twyford, Charndon and others. I can assure the Minister from comments I have heard from constituents over the weekend...

The site identified as MOD Bicester sits just over the Buckinghamshire border in Oxfordshire and is incredibly close to villages in my constituency, including Boarstall, Oakley, Long Crendon, Marsh Gibbon, Ludgershall, Twyford, Charndon and others. I can assure the Minister from comments I have heard from constituents over the weekend...

We have had success on other large sites where that has not been the case. Individuals need to register with a GP, but it is our intention that the impact on the local health service will be minimal. There is the question of emergency medicine, because there will not be...

We have had success on other large sites where that has not been the case. Individuals need to register with a GP, but it is our intention that the impact on the local health service will be minimal. There is the question of emergency medicine, because there will not be...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what consideration her Department gives to the capacity of local health providers when determining the viability of asylum accommodation sites.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what consideration her Department gives to the capacity of local health providers when determining the viability of asylum accommodation sites.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with NHS England on the provision of on-site primary healthcare services within asylum reception facilities.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with NHS England on the provision of on-site primary healthcare services within asylum reception facilities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to the NHS of providing healthcare to asylum seekers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to the NHS of providing healthcare to asylum seekers.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the contract entitled Provision of Bridging Accommodation and Travel Services with procurement reference CCTM22A01, what the annual cost is of the requirement that service users are taken to and returned from medical appointments.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the contract entitled Provision of Bridging Accommodation and Travel Services with procurement reference CCTM22A01, what the annual cost is of the requirement that service users are taken to and returned from medical appointments.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the cost of providing recreational activities and health services to asylum seekers at the Cameron barracks.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the cost of providing recreational activities and health services to asylum seekers at the Cameron barracks.

Lords motion to take note of the Common Good Foundation and Centre for Policy Studies report Don't stop thinking about tomorrow, published in July 2025, and of the implications of projected population growth for the UK's demographic future. Agreed to on question.

Lords motion to take note of the Common Good Foundation and Centre for Policy Studies report Don't stop thinking about tomorrow, published in July 2025, and of the implications of projected population growth for the UK's demographic future. Agreed to on question.

I thank the noble Baroness for her good wishes; I hope she will still feel the same at the end of my speech.

The issue of population change and its consequences has long been an interest of mine, because I believe that successive Governments have failed to give the topic sufficient...

I thank the noble Baroness for her good wishes; I hope she will still feel the same at the end of my speech.

The issue of population change and its consequences has long been an interest of mine, because I believe that successive Governments have failed to give the topic sufficient...

My Lords, it is an honour and a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbott, opening this debate, and I add my admiration for his work over the years. Although in those years when I was a party-political politician we were “on the other side” in...

My Lords, it is an honour and a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbott, opening this debate, and I add my admiration for his work over the years. Although in those years when I was a party-political politician we were “on the other side” in...

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson, for his work in bringing together this report and giving us the opportunity to debate it. I add my thanks to him for his fascinating speech today and his wider contribution to this House, and I wish him well...

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson, for his work in bringing together this report and giving us the opportunity to debate it. I add my thanks to him for his fascinating speech today and his wider contribution to this House, and I wish him well...

My Lords, I deeply regret being here today and participating in this debate. I regret it because it involves the valedictory speech of a great parliamentarian who should not be stepping down, as a mere boy of 83 in House of Lords terms. Just look at him. He is still...

My Lords, I deeply regret being here today and participating in this debate. I regret it because it involves the valedictory speech of a great parliamentarian who should not be stepping down, as a mere boy of 83 in House of Lords terms. Just look at him. He is still...

My Lords, I am delighted to take part in this valedictory debate initiated by the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts. He was one of my supporters when I was introduced into your Lordships’ House in 2010, and I have had the privilege of sharing a room with him...

My Lords, I am delighted to take part in this valedictory debate initiated by the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts. He was one of my supporters when I was introduced into your Lordships’ House in 2010, and I have had the privilege of sharing a room with him...

My Lords, it is a great pleasure to take part in this important debate and to follow the noble Lord, Lord Faulks. It is, however, an occasion tinged with sadness, because it marks the retirement of one of our most talented, fair, honest and hard-working colleagues, my noble friend Lord...

My Lords, it is a great pleasure to take part in this important debate and to follow the noble Lord, Lord Faulks. It is, however, an occasion tinged with sadness, because it marks the retirement of one of our most talented, fair, honest and hard-working colleagues, my noble friend Lord...

My Lords, like others, I pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson, for securing this debate but also for bringing forward what I think is his third major report. Of course, there have been numerous contributions in between. I guess that over the years, he has become somewhat discouraged,...

My Lords, like others, I pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson, for securing this debate but also for bringing forward what I think is his third major report. Of course, there have been numerous contributions in between. I guess that over the years, he has become somewhat discouraged,...