Tag: public health

Bishop of Chelmsford asks about potential debate on implications of whole-genome sequencing of infants

The Bishop of Chelmsford asked a question on the opportunity for the House to debate the implications of whole genome-sequencing on 18th September 2025:

The Lord Bishop of Chelmsford: When will the House have the opportunity to debate this policy for whole-genome sequencing with all its details, given that it has such weighty and far-reaching implications for healthcare, prevention and a number of ethical issues, as we have already heard?

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Bishop of Sheffield asks about integration of adult social care with the NHS

The Bishop of Sheffield asked a question on building awareness of adult social care in the NHS workforce on 26th June 2025, during a discussion on integration between the two services:

The Lord Bishop of Sheffield: In the light of the 2023 Hewitt review into integrated care systems, how are the Government building greater awareness of adult social care in the NHS workforce in order to enable greater collaboration?

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Bishop of London asks about ensuring equal access to adult social care

The Bishop of London asked a question on government efforts to tackle inequality of access to adult social care on 16th June 2025, during a discussion on remedying workforce gaps and skills shortages in the sector:

The Lord Bishop of London: My Lords, given the well-documented regional and social economic disparities in access to adult social care, in what way are the Government, in focusing on the shortages in the workforce, focusing their efforts on tackling this inequality in access?

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Bishop of St Albans asks about possibility of a tax on ultra-processed foods

The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 6th June 2025:

The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to introducing a tax on ultra-processed foods.

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Bishop of St Albans asks about incidences of stress related workplace absence

The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 2nd June 2025:

The Lord Bishop of St Albans asks His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to reduce the number of lost work-days due to stress, depression, or anxiety in women.

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Bishop of St Albans asks about health inequalities in rural areas

The Bishop of St Albans asked a question on access to mental health support services for those in isolated and rural areas on 20th May 2025, during a discussion on declining life expectancies and poverty related inequalities:

The Lord Bishop of St Albans: My Lords, I welcome His Majesty’s Government’s commitment to bringing forward a child poverty strategy. The interaction between mental ill-health and poverty is well known. Will the strategy address access to vital mental health support services, especially for those in more remote rural areas where they are difficult to access?

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Bishop of St Albans asks about women’s health data and microplastics research

The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answers on 14th May 2025:

The Lord Bishop of St Albans: To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to address (1) the under-representation of women in health data, and (2) the lack of female-only UK clinical trials.

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Bishop of St Albans asks about cosmetic procedure licencing and problem gambling services

The Lord Bishop of St Albans received the following written answers on 12th April 2025:

The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 7 November 2024 (HL1998), when they intend to publish feedback to the licensing of non-surgical cosmetic procedures consultation, which ran from 2 September to 28 October 2023.

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Bishop of St Albans asks about levels of air pollution in the UK

The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 3rd April 2025:

The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked  His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure the UK complies with World Health Organization air quality guidelines for PM2.5 levels.

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Bishop of St Albans asks about impact of gambling and nicotine on young people

The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answers on 2nd April 2025:

The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of findings published on 18 March by the City of York Council, Next Generation York: the health of adolescents in our city, particularly that 16 per cent of young people had gambled, and of those 25 per cent took money to gamble without permission, and 14 per cent had conflicts with family or friends over gambling.

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