Oral Questions


Week beginning Monday 29 April 2024

Thursday 2 May 2024

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of NHS England London stating that “anyone with ovaries can get ovarian cancer” in a social media post rather than referring to “women”, whereas at other times NHS England refers to “men” in relation to prostate cancer; and whether this wording has been market tested with women, including those for whom English is a second language, to ensure that it is fully understood.  To be answered by Lord Markham (Department of Health and Social Care)

Lord Watson of Wyre Forest to ask His Majesty’s Government what support they provide to nuclear test veterans.  To be answered by The Earl of Minto (Ministry of Defence)

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to issuing a Best Value Notice to the Tees Valley Combined Authority, given the scale of the legal costs that its subsidiary the South Tees Development Corporation is likely to incur after losing a court case that it brought against PD Teesport.  To be answered by Baroness Swinburne (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)

Lord Thomas of Gresford to ask His Majesty’s Government how many asylum seekers whose applications are pending are currently missing from their registered address. To be answered by Lord Gascoigne (Home Office)


Week beginning Monday 29 April 2024