Lord Kamall Portrait

Lord Kamall

Conservative - Life peer

Became Member: 28th January 2021


1 APPG membership (as of 28 Aug 2024)
Commonwealth
2 Former APPG memberships
India (Trade and Investment), Management
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
20th Sep 2022 - 29th Oct 2022
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
17th Sep 2021 - 20th Sep 2022
COVID-19 Committee
10th Jun 2021 - 17th Sep 2021


Division Voting information

During the current Parliament, Lord Kamall has voted in 0 divisions, and never against the majority of their Party.
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Debates during the 2024 Parliament

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Sparring Partners
Baroness Merron (Labour)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
(9 debate interactions)
Lord Collins of Highbury (Labour)
Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Kennedy of Southwark (Labour)
Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)
(1 debate interactions)
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Department Debates
Department of Health and Social Care
(6 debate contributions)
Leader of the House
(1 debate contributions)
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Legislation Debates
Lord Kamall has not made any spoken contributions to legislative debate
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Lords initiatives

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Lord Kamall has not introduced any legislation before Parliament

Lord Kamall has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting


Latest 5 Written Questions

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29th Jul 2024
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 26 July (HL259), by which date they expect to issue a response to the Hughes Report, and whether they plan to offer compensation as the report recommends.

The government is carefully considering the valuable work done by the Hughes Report and will respond in due course.

Baroness Merron
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
25th Jul 2024
To ask His Majesty's Government what plan they have to ensure that all GP surgeries and primary care centres offer an online booking option for appointments, and what progress has been made to date.

As of April 2024, 97% of general practices in England have cloud-based telephony systems in place. The Government has pledged to deliver a modern appointment booking system to end the 8:00am scramble, and ensure that there is an online booking option for all that wish to use it.

Baroness Merron
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
25th Jul 2024
To ask His Majesty's Government what lessons the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS have learned from the recent global IT outage, and what plans they have to issue guidance to ensure that hospitals, primary care centres and care homes have local computer or analogue back-ups to avoid appointments and operations being cancelled in the event of a recurrence.

While this was an IT outage, not a cyber security incident, the National Health Service has robust cyber security measures in place, and is increasing cyber resilience across health and social care.

Health and care organisations are required to have business continuity plans in place, which we will continue to strengthen, to minimise disruption in the event of an IT outage or cyber incident. As outlined in The King’s Speech, the Government’s new Cyber Security and Resilience Bill will strengthen our defences and ensure that essential digital services are protected by expanding the remit of the existing regulation, putting regulators on a stronger footing, and increasing reporting requirements, to build a better picture in Government of cyber threats.

Baroness Merron
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
23rd Jul 2024
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recommendations of England’s Patient Safety Commissioner in the 'Hughes Report' on the sodium valproate and mesh implant scandals; when they intend to respond to that report; and when they anticipate the first payments arising under the recommended redress scheme may be made.

The Government is considering the recommendations of The Hughes Report, and to prevent future harm, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, NHS England, and others have taken action to strengthen oversight of valproate prescribing and mesh procedures. For example, nine specialist mesh centres are in operation across England, ensuring that women with complications of mesh inserted for urinary incontinence and vaginal prolapse get the right support in every region, and we have maintained the national pause on the use of pelvic mesh, which has been in place since July 2018.

Baroness Merron
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
17th Jul 2024
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to discuss international co-operation on assisting refugees and asylum seekers with other governments and international governmental organisations; and, if so, which governments and international governmental organisations they have already held discussions with.

Assisting refugees and asylum seekers is a central part of the UK government's efforts to tackle the global migration crisis. Cooperation with international partners is crucial to delivering this. Since taking office, government ministers have discussed migration in calls with other governments, at the NATO summit and the European Political Community meeting where we agreed new migration-related initiatives with other countries, and announced £84 million of funding to address migration at source in countries across Africa and the Middle East. That includes humanitarian and health support, skills training, help with job opportunities and access to education for refugees.

Lord Collins of Highbury
Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)