Found: I know that Baroness Lampard has thoroughly considered all the responses received by the Inquiry from

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he expects the Lampard Inquiry to report; and what steps he is taking to support the Inquiry.

Answered by Zubir Ahmed - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Although the Department sponsors the Lampard Inquiry, the inquiry is independent of the Government. Baroness Lampard has committed to publish the final report as soon as possible and the inquiry will publish its intended timescales in due course. The next hearings are due to commence on 13 October 2025, with further hearings scheduled throughout 2026.

The Government is committed to ensuring that lessons are learned from the Lampard Inquiry to improve patient safety. The Department is a core participant to the inquiry and will give evidence. We are confident that the inquiry will play an important role in identifying wider learning for the health system and will contribute to improvements in patient safety. The inquiry continues to be funded by the Department.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress has been made on the Lampard Inquiry into mental health services in Essex.

Answered by Andrew Stephenson

Baroness Lampard, the Chair of the Inquiry, undertook a consultation on proposed amendments to the terms of reference for the inquiry in November 2023. Through this consultation, families and other stakeholders had the opportunity to outline their views on the proposed terms of reference. The Chair has submitted her proposed terms of reference for the statutory inquiry, and my Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care will make a decision in due course.

On 5 December 2023, my Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care agreed to meet with families and local MPs in Essex, to discuss the terms of reference. A meeting will be arranged in due course.

Found: ........................................................................................ 21 Baroness Lampard

Found: In September 2023, Baroness Lampard left the non-executive team to chair the Lampard inquiry and I took

Found: In September 2023, Baroness Lampard left the non-executive team to chair the Lampard inquiry and I took

Found: The inquiry – which is chaired by Baroness Lampard CBE – was set up to understand the events that led

Found: The terms of reference have been set following consultation with the chair of the inquiry, Baroness Lampard

Found: I know that Baroness Lampard has thoroughly considered all the responses received by the Inquiry from