"To ask His Majesty’s Government how they will respond to the finding in the Health Foundation report Delayed discharges from hospital: comparing performance this year and last, published on 14 December 2025, that the number of beds occupied by people who are medically fit to leave hospital but …..." Baroness Pitkeathley - View Speech
"I thank my noble friend for that response. Every time we hear about the problem of delayed discharges—and some of us have been working on this for decades—the causes are the same: lack of co-operation and co-ordination between the agencies involved, not just the NHS and social care but the …..." Baroness Pitkeathley - View Speech
"My Lords, your Lordships will know that, if there is a Division in the Chamber while we are sitting, this Committee will adjourn as soon as the Division Bells are rung and resume after 10 minutes...." Baroness Pitkeathley - View Speech
"My Lords, families with children with special needs or disabilities often have very particular needs that are often overlooked. Can my noble friend expand on what services are being made available to those parent carers?..." Baroness Pitkeathley - View Speech
"My Lords, my noble friend Lord Harris mentioned the community and voluntary sectors in his question. It was clear during the pandemic how very reliant we are on the community and voluntary sectors to step up to the plate quickly in times of emergency. They do, however, often feel that …..." Baroness Pitkeathley - View Speech
"I called the original Motion, as amended, as a result of the vote that your Lordships have just taken part in. I will take the voices again. The Question is that the original Motion, as amended, be agreed to...." Baroness Pitkeathley - View Speech