Question to the Leader of the House:

To ask the Leader of the House, if he will have discussions with his Cabinet colleagues on the response times to written questions from the hon. Member for Newton Abbot.

Answered by Alan Campbell - Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons

Parliament has a right to hold Ministers to account. I have written to all members of Cabinet to remind Ministers of their responsibilities to provide full and timely responses to Members' PQs.

I encourage hon. Members to raise any specific issues they may have with myself and my office.

I think Parliament should add a comment section on all petitions, which I think could help spread awareness of the issues this country has.

We call on Parliament to initiate a cross-party review of the laws and procedures for votes of no confidence, ensuring they are clear, modern, and fit for purpose following the repeal of the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act in 2022.

Found: Appendix 1: Government Response: Letter from the Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House

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Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timetable is for bringing forward legislative proposals to abolish NHS England.

Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

The formation of the future Department is being done in the first instance by bringing teams closer together to jointly plan future delivery. This will be followed by primary legislation to abolish NHS England, subject to Parliamentary approval and once Parliamentary time allows. Until such a time when appropriate changes are made, the Department and NHS England will continue to carry out their respective statutory functions.

Legislation would be subject to the approval of Parliament, so we are working with the Leader of the House and business managers to ensure an appropriate timetable that enables us to do the things that we need to do in a timely way, and working towards the two-year delivery timetable already announced.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the Leader of the House of Lords on when the committee stage of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill will take place.

Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Ministers and officials from the Department are regularly in touch with their counterparts across Government. The Tobacco and Vapes Bill has had its Second Reading in the House of Lords, and Committee stage will take place when parliamentary time allows. We expect the Bill to complete its passage within this parliamentary session.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the Leader of the House of Lords on when the committee stage of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill will take place.

Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Ministers and officials from the Department are regularly in touch with their counterparts across Government. The Tobacco and Vapes Bill has had its Second Reading in the House of Lords, and Committee stage will take place when parliamentary time allows. We expect the Bill to complete its passage within this parliamentary session.

Question

To ask the Leader of the House when she expects a Written Answer to be given to the question asked by Baroness Thornhill on 3 July (HL9096).

Answered by Baroness Smith of Basildon - Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal

The question was answered by the Department for Health and Social Care on the 4 September 2025. I apologise for the delay.

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Found: remarks by the Speaker and by Lisa Nandy MP, Shadow International Development Secretary; Leader of the House

Found: remarks by the Speaker and by Lisa Nandy MP, Shadow International Development Secretary; Leader of the House

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