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Written Question
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman
Wednesday 11th February 2026

Asked by: Lord Davies of Brixton (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government for each year since 2020/2021 (1) how many times has the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman proposed that compensation should be paid to a successful claimant assessed, (2) how many of these successful claimants did not suffer any direct financial loss, and (3) in how many cases did they not pay compensation to successful claimants.

Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

The Government does not centrally record information regarding Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman recommendations.

Written Question
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman
Wednesday 11th February 2026

Asked by: Lord Davies of Brixton (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether, following a finding by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman that compensation should be paid, it is relevant to consider whether a successful claimant has suffered a direct financial loss.

Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

The relevant factors when considering findings and recommendations made by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman will be specific to each case.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 10 Oct 2022
Economy: The Growth Plan 2022

"My Lords, I start by reminding the noble Lord, Lord Bridges, that his Government were in power for the 10 years he referred to and some of the guilt must attach to him and his colleagues.

I want to ask about two of the specific proposals in the so-called plan …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Wed 13 Jul 2022
Procurement Bill [HL]

"The Minister referred to that document as a “draft statement”. My understanding is that it is a non-statutory document, which is something slightly different. Is it a draft of what we are going to get later this year?..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Wed 13 Jul 2022
Procurement Bill [HL]

"On a serious note, I add the example of pension schemes. The Government have laid a series of responsibilities on pension schemes to have regard to matters such as climate targets. The Government have accepted the principle of doing it this way and the Minister seems to be ignoring that...."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Wed 13 Jul 2022
Procurement Bill [HL]

"My Lords, I want to make a point about proportionality. It arises under the amendment in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Aberdare, and runs through much of the Bill. In a sense, I am asking a general question but hanging it on the hook of Amendment 120. It …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Wed 13 Jul 2022
Procurement Bill [HL]

"Will the Minister make it clear: when he says SMEs, does that embrace small charities and voluntary organisations, which I know are anxious about their situation under the process?..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Mon 11 Jul 2022
Procurement Bill [HL]

"My Lords, I am speaking to my Amendments 128 and 130, although the issues raised there have already been addressed by earlier speakers. I fully support the amendments spoken to by the Front Bench and Amendment 57 tabled by the Liberal Democrats...."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Wed 06 Jul 2022
Procurement Bill [HL]

"My Lords, I was not going to intervene in this debate, and my questions are effectively procedural. As I understand it, these amendments are to Schedule 2, although according to the Marshalled List, Schedule 2 has already been debated. We also have the report from the Delegated Powers and Regulatory …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Mon 04 Jul 2022
Procurement Bill [HL]

"My Lords, I totally agree with everything that has been said. The rubric “technical amendments” has been bandied about in these discussions. The next group of government amendments, and the one after that, are described in the email from the Whips’ Office as “technical”. This group is not described as …..."
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