To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will publish a breakdown of the top 10 recorded causes for delayed discharge by total number of bed days lost, using the National Codes set out in the NHS Data Model and Dictionary (a) in England and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will publish a breakdown of the top 10 recorded causes for delayed discharge by total number of bed days lost, using the National Codes set out in the NHS Data Model and Dictionary (a) in England and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to introduce a requirement for patients diagnosed with incurable cancer to receive a written care and treatment plan prior to discharge from hospital.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to introduce a requirement for patients diagnosed with incurable cancer to receive a written care and treatment plan prior to discharge from hospital.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the expected timeline is for the Ministry of Defence to conclude its examination of historic Armed Forces redundancy arrangements relating to Gurkha veterans discharged under Special Army Order No. 18 of 1967, and when does he expect to be in a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the expected timeline is for the Ministry of Defence to conclude its examination of historic Armed Forces redundancy arrangements relating to Gurkha veterans discharged under Special Army Order No. 18 of 1967, and when does he expect to be in a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential humanitarian case for extending the visa fee waiver to Gurkha veterans discharged under Special Army Order No. 18 of 1967.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential humanitarian case for extending the visa fee waiver to Gurkha veterans discharged under Special Army Order No. 18 of 1967.

Summary of NHS demand, performance, backlogs, and capacity of services in England. It covers A&E waiting times, hospital waiting lists, cancer waiting times, ambulance response times, staffing levels including doctors and nurses, vacancies, and more.

Summary of NHS demand, performance, backlogs, and capacity of services in England. It covers A&E waiting times, hospital waiting lists, cancer waiting times, ambulance response times, staffing levels including doctors and nurses, vacancies, and more.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients detained under Part III of the Mental Health Act 1983 were discharged from hospital in the most recent 12 months for which data is available, broken down by section.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients detained under Part III of the Mental Health Act 1983 were discharged from hospital in the most recent 12 months for which data is available, broken down by section.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of Discharge‑to‑Assess pathways into intermediate care services in the South East; and what steps she is taking to prevent delays for patients awaiting transfer from hospital for rehabilitation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of Discharge‑to‑Assess pathways into intermediate care services in the South East; and what steps she is taking to prevent delays for patients awaiting transfer from hospital for rehabilitation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Restricted Patients Statistics, England and Wales 2025, published 30 April 2026, what the mean and median length of time is between a patient becoming subject to a hospital order with restrictions under sections 37 and 41 of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Restricted Patients Statistics, England and Wales 2025, published 30 April 2026, what the mean and median length of time is between a patient becoming subject to a hospital order with restrictions under sections 37 and 41 of the...

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of NHS hospital beds currently occupied by patients who are medically fit for discharge because appropriate social care provision is unavailable.

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of NHS hospital beds currently occupied by patients who are medically fit for discharge because appropriate social care provision is unavailable.

Lords committee stage second day. Schedule 6 agreed to. Clauses 39 to 46 agreed to. Schedule 7 agreed to. Clauses 47 to 56 agreed to. Bill reported with amendments (HL Bill 50). (Part 2 of 2).

Lords committee stage second day. Schedule 6 agreed to. Clauses 39 to 46 agreed to. Schedule 7 agreed to. Clauses 47 to 56 agreed to. Bill reported with amendments (HL Bill 50). (Part 2 of 2).

Moved by

Lord De Mauley

48: Schedule 6, page 134, line 22, leave out paragraph 4

Member's explanatory statement

This amendment would ensure non executive board members remain unpaid and therefore genuinely committed to the reserves and cadets.

Moved by

Lord De Mauley

48: Schedule 6, page 134, line 22, leave out paragraph 4

Member's explanatory statement

This amendment would ensure non executive board members remain unpaid and therefore genuinely committed to the reserves and cadets.

My Lords, I will speak to Amendments 48, 50, 51 and 52 in my name.

Amendment 48 is about payment to the new non-executive board members. The members of the RFCAs and all their forebear organisations, commencing with the county territorial associations in 1908, whether acting locally or nationally, have never...

My Lords, I will speak to Amendments 48, 50, 51 and 52 in my name.

Amendment 48 is about payment to the new non-executive board members. The members of the RFCAs and all their forebear organisations, commencing with the county territorial associations in 1908, whether acting locally or nationally, have never...

My Lords, I added my name to these amendments, and I agree with the points that have been so well made by the noble Lord, Lord De Mauley. I will start my brief remarks by making just a couple of general points. First, while there have been some criticisms of...

My Lords, I added my name to these amendments, and I agree with the points that have been so well made by the noble Lord, Lord De Mauley. I will start my brief remarks by making just a couple of general points. First, while there have been some criticisms of...

My Lords, again, I should like to say a few words in support of my noble friend Lord De Mauley, and in particular to reinforce everything he said about Amendments 50 and 51. On Amendment 51, I will say no more than that it plays into the issues I was...

My Lords, again, I should like to say a few words in support of my noble friend Lord De Mauley, and in particular to reinforce everything he said about Amendments 50 and 51. On Amendment 51, I will say no more than that it plays into the issues I was...

My Lords, I support Amendment 50 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord De Mauley, and other noble Lords, which seeks to ensure that lords-lieutenants’ involvement as presidents of regional RFCA councils remains enshrined in primary legislation. I support the comments just made by the noble Earl, Lord Howe.

I...

My Lords, I support Amendment 50 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord De Mauley, and other noble Lords, which seeks to ensure that lords-lieutenants’ involvement as presidents of regional RFCA councils remains enshrined in primary legislation. I support the comments just made by the noble Earl, Lord Howe.

I...

My Lords, I too support the amendments in the name of my noble friend Lord De Mauley. I say from the outset that I do not oppose reform in principle and I did not put my name to the notices to oppose Clause 38 or Schedule 6 standing part, which...

My Lords, I too support the amendments in the name of my noble friend Lord De Mauley. I say from the outset that I do not oppose reform in principle and I did not put my name to the notices to oppose Clause 38 or Schedule 6 standing part, which...

I am pleased to add my name to this suite of amendments that cover a broad area. On Amendment 48, I am sure that any of us who have served as Ministers or council leaders will have appointed loads of people to different bodies over the years. One thing I...

I am pleased to add my name to this suite of amendments that cover a broad area. On Amendment 48, I am sure that any of us who have served as Ministers or council leaders will have appointed loads of people to different bodies over the years. One thing I...

My Lords, I will speak to the amendments to which I have attached my name. As the noble Lord, Lord Empey, pointed out, this is a reasonable set of amendments. Again, they speak to issues around the Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Associations; in many ways, they could have been part...

My Lords, I will speak to the amendments to which I have attached my name. As the noble Lord, Lord Empey, pointed out, this is a reasonable set of amendments. Again, they speak to issues around the Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Associations; in many ways, they could have been part...

My Lords, much has been said by noble Lords, noble and gallant Lords, me and my noble friend Lord De Mauley about the importance of the continuation of the voluntary nature of the RFCAs. This is not because I wish to sound like a stuck record; it is out of...

My Lords, much has been said by noble Lords, noble and gallant Lords, me and my noble friend Lord De Mauley about the importance of the continuation of the voluntary nature of the RFCAs. This is not because I wish to sound like a stuck record; it is out of...

I thank the noble Lord, Lord De Mauley, for the amendments whose presentation to us he led on.

I say to the noble Lord, Lord Empey, as I have said on a number of occasions both to the noble Lord, Lord De Mauley, and to the Committee as a whole, that...

I thank the noble Lord, Lord De Mauley, for the amendments whose presentation to us he led on.

I say to the noble Lord, Lord Empey, as I have said on a number of occasions both to the noble Lord, Lord De Mauley, and to the Committee as a whole, that...