Information between 31st May 2025 - 30th June 2025
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NHS: Databases
Asked by: Lord Kamall (Conservative - Life peer) Friday 20th June 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Health Data Research UK about projects that used NHS England’s data for pandemic planning and research without disclosure to a Professional Advisory Group or NHS England's Advisory Group for Data. Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) NHS England has a Data Sharing Agreement, project code DARS-NIC-381078-Y9C5K, with a consortium of academic organisations in the United Kingdom for the purpose of the Health Data Research UK-led, British Heart Foundation Data Science Centre’s CVD-COVID-UK programme. This agreement was put in place by NHS Digital prior to its merger with NHS England in 2023.
The agreement was subject to reviews by NHS Digital’s Independent Group Advising on Release of Data on 25 June 2020, 23 July 2020, 15 October 2020, 3 December 2020, 25 February 2021, 29 July 2021, 5 May 2022, and 24 November 2022. It was also subject to advice from the Professional Advisory Group on 24 June 2020 and 28 July 2021.
As part of the agreed process, all projects undertaken under this agreement required approval by the CVD-COVID-UK Approvals and Oversight Board. NHS Digital/NHS England had a representative on that board and through this decision-making forum, engaged in discussions with Health Data Research UK about projects that used NHS England’s data for pandemic planning and research.
For a project to proceed, approval was required from the NHS Digital/NHS England representative and from the board as a whole. Under the terms of the agreement, the CVD-COVID-UK oversight committee is required to maintain a list of projects undertaken under the agreement and must provide a quarterly report to NHS Digital/NHS England.
Subsequently, concerns have been raised by the Royal College of General Practitioners and the British Medical Association in relation to the Foresight project which was undertaken under the above agreement. NHS England has confirmed to the Royal College of General Practitioners and the British Medical Association that NHS England’s Data Protection Officer is undertaking assurance, and NHS England has met operationally with others, including Health Data Research UK, in relation to this work. |
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General Practitioners: Data Processing
Asked by: Lord Kamall (Conservative - Life peer) Friday 20th June 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask His Majesty's Government whether the general practice extraction service data for pandemic planning and research is being used for any direct care decisions. Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) The General Practice Extraction Service Data for Pandemic Planning and Research is not being used for direct care decisions. |
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Junior Doctors: Training
Asked by: Lord Kamall (Conservative - Life peer) Wednesday 4th June 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask His Majesty's Government how many resident doctor trauma and orthopaedics training places were offered by each integrated care board in England in 2023–24 and 2024–25. Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) The Department does not hold data on medical specialty training places by integrated care board, but is able to present data by National Health Service training region. The following table shows the number of trauma and orthopaedics specialist training posts available in the 2023 and 2024 entry rounds by region:
Source: NHS England, available on the NHS.UK website, in an online only format. The table presents the number of posts offered at specialist training stage three, meaning medical professionals will already have undertaken at least two years of relevant core training or equivalent before entry to this specialty training programme. We are committed to training the staff we need to ensure patients are cared for by the right professional, when and where they need it. This is central to the vision in our 10 Year Plan. |
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Junior Doctors: Training
Asked by: Lord Kamall (Conservative - Life peer) Wednesday 4th June 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask His Majesty's Government how many resident doctor paediatric training places were offered by each integrated care board in England in 2023–24 and 2024–25. Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) The Department does not hold data on medical specialty training places by integrated care board, but is able to present data by National Health Service training region. The following table shows the number of paediatric specialist training posts available in the 2023 and 2024 entry rounds by region:
Source: NHS England, available at the NHS.UK website, in an online only format. The table presents the number of posts offered at both specialist training stage one, and at stages three or four. The latter stages mean that the medical professionals will likely have already undertaken at least three or four years of relevant training, or an equivalent, before entry to this later stage of the specialty training programme. We are committed to training the staff we need to ensure patients are cared for by the right professional, when and where they need it. This is central to the vision in our 10 Year Plan. |
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Junior Doctors: Training
Asked by: Lord Kamall (Conservative - Life peer) Wednesday 4th June 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask His Majesty's Government how many resident doctor medical oncologist training places were offered by each integrated care board in England in 2023–24 and 2024–25. Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) The Department does not hold data on medical specialty training places by integrated care board, but is able to present data by National Health Service training region. The following table shows the number of medical oncology specialist training posts available in the 2023 and 2024 entry rounds by region:
Source: NHS England, available on the NHS.UK website, in an online only format. The table presents the number of posts offered at specialist training stage three, meaning medical professionals will already have undertaken at least two years of relevant core training or the equivalent, before entry to this specialty training programme. We are committed to training the staff we need to ensure patients are cared for by the right professional, when and where they need it. This is central to the vision in our 10 Year Plan. |
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Junior Doctors: Training
Asked by: Lord Kamall (Conservative - Life peer) Wednesday 4th June 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask His Majesty's Government how many resident doctor gynaecologist training places were offered by each integrated care board in England in 2023–24 and 2024–25. Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) The Department does not hold data on medical specialty training places by integrated care board but is able to present data by National Health Service training region. Data is only available for the combined obstetrics and gynaecology specialist training pathway, as opposed to specifically gynaecology specialist training. The following table shows the number of obstetrics and gynaecology specialist training posts available in the 2023 and 2024 entry rounds by region:
Source: NHS England, available on the NHS.UK website, in an online only format. The table presents the number of posts offered at both specialist training stages one and three. The latter meaning medical professionals will already have undertaken at least two years of relevant training or equivalent before entry to this later stage of the specialty training programme. We are committed to training the staff we need to ensure patients are cared for by the right professional, when and where they need it. This is central to the vision in our 10 Year Plan. |
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Medical Records
Asked by: Lord Kamall (Conservative - Life peer) Monday 9th June 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Single Patient Record, for which a request for information was published by NHS England on 29 April, will allow patients to see when and where their record has been accessed. Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) The single patient record will give staff in any provider access to the information they need to provide care, and would end the need for patients to have to repeat their medical history when interacting with the National Health Service.
We are currently in the early stages of considering the scope, and this includes what information patients will be able to see about when and where their record is accessed. Our engagement with the public identified the importance of there being an audit trail of access.
We will mandate its use by the NHS and social care, so that everyone has the opportunity to have a single patient record. |
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Medical Records
Asked by: Lord Kamall (Conservative - Life peer) Monday 9th June 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to mandate that a Single Patient Record, for which a request for information was published by NHS England on 29 April, will be required for every NHS patient. Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) The single patient record will give staff in any provider access to the information they need to provide care, and would end the need for patients to have to repeat their medical history when interacting with the National Health Service.
We are currently in the early stages of considering the scope, and this includes what information patients will be able to see about when and where their record is accessed. Our engagement with the public identified the importance of there being an audit trail of access.
We will mandate its use by the NHS and social care, so that everyone has the opportunity to have a single patient record. |
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25 Jun 2025, 3:37 p.m. - House of Lords " Following an answer to a written question by my noble friend Lord Kamall, data shows that last year " Baroness Williams of Trafford (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Perinatal Mental Health
15 speeches (1,374 words) Wednesday 25th June 2025 - Lords Chamber Department of Health and Social Care Mentions: 1: Baroness Williams of Trafford (Con - Life peer) My Lords, following an Answer to a Written Question from my noble friend Lord Kamall, data shows that - Link to Speech |
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Mental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)
66 speeches (17,764 words) Committee stage: 8th sitting Thursday 19th June 2025 - Public Bill Committees Department of Health and Social Care Mentions: 1: Stephen Kinnock (Lab - Aberafan Maesteg) Government amendments 26 to 29, which seek to overturn amendments tabled in the other place by Lord Kamall - Link to Speech |
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Mental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Seventh sitting)
45 speeches (12,660 words) Committee stage: 7th sitting Thursday 19th June 2025 - Public Bill Committees Department of Health and Social Care Mentions: 1: Stephen Kinnock (Lab - Aberafan Maesteg) In recognition of concerns expressed by Earl Howe and Lord Kamall, however, my noble Friend Baroness - Link to Speech |
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Mental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)
144 speeches (31,099 words) Committee stage: 6th sitting Tuesday 17th June 2025 - Public Bill Committees Department of Health and Social Care Mentions: 1: Stephen Kinnock (Lab - Aberafan Maesteg) The clause seeks to overturn the previous amendment, tabled by Earl Howe and Lord Kamall. - Link to Speech 2: Gregory Stafford (Con - Farnham and Bordon) been mentioned, the clause was inserted in the House of Lords by my noble Friends Earl Howe and Lord Kamall - Link to Speech |
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Human Medicines (Amendments Relating to Hub and Spoke Dispensing etc.) Regulations 2025
18 speeches (4,078 words) Tuesday 17th June 2025 - Grand Committee Department of Health and Social Care Mentions: 1: None The noble Lord, Lord Kamall, asked about the protection of patient data. - Link to Speech 2: None The noble Lord, Lord Kamall, expressed his disappointment that we are introducing model 1 only. - Link to Speech 3: Baroness Merron (Lab - Life peer) pharmacies are met and—to the point raised by a number of noble Lords, including the noble Lord, Lord Kamall—that - Link to Speech |
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Medical Devices and Blood Safety and Quality (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2025
15 speeches (3,222 words) Tuesday 17th June 2025 - Grand Committee Department of Health and Social Care Mentions: 1: Baroness Merron (Lab - Life peer) As the noble Lord, Lord Kamall, said, that is so important to us as a country and an economy, as well - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Merron (Lab - Life peer) these services.I return to the point about small and medium-sized enterprises that the noble Lord, Lord Kamall - Link to Speech 3: Baroness Merron (Lab - Life peer) The gentle challenge from the noble Lord, Lord Kamall, was about whether the MHRA could manage it. - Link to Speech |
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Cardiovascular Illnesses
17 speeches (7,977 words) Thursday 12th June 2025 - Grand Committee Department of Health and Social Care Mentions: 1: Baroness Merron (Lab - Life peer) This is a challenge on so many levels.I thank the noble Lords, Lord Kamall and Lord Weir, for understanding - Link to Speech |
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Mental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)
53 speeches (12,417 words) Committee stage: 3rd sitting Thursday 12th June 2025 - Public Bill Committees Department of Health and Social Care Mentions: 1: Stephen Kinnock (Lab - Aberafan Maesteg) Furniss.Government amendments 26 to 29 seek to remove previous amendments to the clause tabled by Lord Kamall - Link to Speech |
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Jun. 18 2025
HL Bill 89 Running list of amendments – 18 June 2025 Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: LORD KAMALL EARL HOWE BARONESS GREY-THOMPSON _ After Clause 9, insert the following new Clause— “ |
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Jun. 17 2025
HL Bill 89 Running list of amendments - 17 June 2025 Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: LORD KAMALL EARL HOWE BARONESS GREY-THOMPSON _ After Clause 9, insert the following new Clause— “ |
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Jun. 10 2025
Written evidence submitted by the Centre for Mental Health (MHB14) Mental Health Bill [HL] 2024-26 Written evidence Found: An amendment introduced by Lord Kamall in the House of Lords seeks to expand the category of ‘authorised |
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Jun. 09 2025
HL Bill 89 Running list of amendments - 9 June 2025 Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: After Clause 9 LORD KAMALL EARL HOWE BARONESS GREY-THOMPSON _ After Clause 9, insert the following |
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Commonwealth APPG Document: Guyana HC Meeting Minutes.pdf Found: The Lord Kamall Iqbal Mohamed M.P. The Rt Hon. The Lord Northbrook The Rt Hon. |
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Commonwealth APPG Document: Sierra Leone HC Meeting - 04.09.2024.pdf Found: M.P., as Chair of the Commonwealth APPG. 1.2 Andrew Rosindell M.P. conveyed the apologies of Lord Kamall |
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Commonwealth APPG Document: Rwanda HC Meeting Minutes.pdf Found: The Lord Kamall of Edmonton H.E. Johnston Busingye, High Commissioner of Rwanda 1. |
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Switzerland and Liechtenstein APPG Document: Switzerland & Liechtenstein Inaugural Meeting 2024.pdf Found: Apologies 2.1 Apologies given by: Lord Northbrook, Lord Kamall, Christine Jardine M.P., Sir Mark Hendrick |
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Commonwealth APPG Document: Commonwealth APPG - Dr Rakib Ehsan Meeting Minutes.pdf Found: The Lord Kamall The Rt Hon. The Lord Northbrook The Rt Hon. |
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Commonwealth APPG Document: Commonwealth APPG Inaugural Meeting.pdf Found: The Lord Kamall of Edmonton The Rt Hon. |
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Creative Health APPG Document: Minutes of meeting to discuss purpose of the APPG Found: officers: Co-Chair: Dame Caroline Dinenage MP Vice-Chair: Lord Howarth of Newport Vice-Chair: Lord Kamall |
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Creative Health APPG Document: Minutes of the Inaugural General Meeting (November 26th 2024) Found: Opher MP Co-Chair: Dame Caroline Dinenage MP Vice-Chair: Lord Howarth of Newport Vice-Chair: Lord Kamall |
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Digital Inclusion APPG Document: The Digital Inclusion APPG’s 2024 IGM Found: Goudie ▪ Lord Truscott ▪ Baroness Lister ▪ Claire Hughes MP ▪ Lord Bishop ▪ Lord Lipsey ▪ Lord Kamall |
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Digital Inclusion APPG Document: minutes of the meeting Found: Goudie ▪ Lord Truscott ▪ Baroness Lister ▪ Claire Hughes MP ▪ Lord Bishop ▪ Lord Lipsey ▪ Lord Kamall |
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Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights APPG Document: Annual Report 2022-2023 Found: Hymenoplasty – 16th March 2022 The PUSS, Minister for Technology, Innovation and Life Sciences, Lord Kamall |
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Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights APPG Document: Annual Report 2021-2022 Found: Lord Kamall, the PUSS for the Department of Health and Social Care, replied that in their VAWG strategy |