Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP: written questions
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Maternity Services: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41916More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking through (a) recruitment and (b) retention practices to ensure the diversity of the maternity healthcare professional workforce.
Answer: Decisions about recruitment are matters for individual National Health Service employers. NHS England’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion plan, published in 2023, includes a commitment to embed fair and inclusive recruitment processes and talent managemen...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Ethnic GroupsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41915More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking with (a) NHS England and (b) healthcare professionals to ensure that patients from ethnic minority backgrounds are able to discuss any concerns they may have on
Answer: The Government recognises that racial health inequalities are linked to broader socioeconomic factors. Tackling these inequalities is central to building a fairer health system where outcomes are not dictated by race or background.Community-led approaches...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: Ethnic GroupsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41914More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the quality of maternity care for women from Black and Asian backgrounds.
Answer: It is unacceptable that there are inequalities for women and babies. It is a priority for the Government to make sure that all women and babies receive the high-quality care they deserve, regardless of their background, location, or ethnicity. NHS England...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPostnatal CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41912More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to ensure that (a) all and (b) ethnic minority women have effective access to (i) postnatal care, (ii) mental health support and (iii) support for new mothers.
Answer: The National Health Service’s Three-Year Delivery Plan for Maternity and Neonatal Services sets national measures to improve maternity and neonatal services through all stages of pregnancy and beyond. Measures include making care more personalised and equ...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: Racial DiscriminationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41911More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) his Department and (b) the National Institute for Health Research have commissioned (i) research and (ii) evaluation on systemic racism in maternity services.
Answer: The Department commissions research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).The NIHR Research Inclusion Strategy 2022-2027 sets out how the NIHR will become a more inclusive funder of research and widen access to participation i...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: Public InterestDepartment for TransportTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41910More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will add public interest duties to her Department’s open consultation entitled A railway fit for Britain's future, published on 18 February 2025.
Answer: The consultation is clear that Great British Railways (GBR) will run our rail infrastructure and passenger services in the public interest. The consultation has not specified GBR’s exact duties and functions, and we welcome views on these. All responses t...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: EqualityDepartment for TransportTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41909More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has completed an equality impact assessment on its consultation proposals entitled A railway fit for Britain's future, published on 18 February 2025.
Answer: Equality impacts are being considered throughout the policy development process and as we prepare the required legislation. Feedback from the consultation will also inform our assessments. An Equality Impact Assessment will be published alongside the broa...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: Young PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41485More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) restricting eligibility for PIP, (b) reducing the health component of Universal Credit and (c) removing the health component of Universal Cred
Answer: Information on the impacts of the Pathways to Work Green Paper will be published in due course, with some information published alongside the Spring Statement. These publications can be found in ‘Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Bri...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: Ethnic GroupsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41186More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce the impact of (a) housing, (b) income, (c) access to education and (d) other social determinants of health on maternal health outcomes for ethnic
Answer: The Government is committed to addressing the stark inequalities for women and babies, so that everyone can receive the high-quality care they deserve regardless of their background, circumstance, or ethnicity.The Department is working with NHS England, o...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: Ethnic GroupsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41185More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support local maternity services to tackle racial disparities; and whether his Department monitors the compliance of these services with guidelines on (a
Answer: The National Health Service’s Three-Year Delivery Plan for Maternity and Neonatal Services sets national measures to improve maternity and neonatal services by making care more personalised and equitable. A key objective within the plan is to reduce inequ...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: Ethnic GroupsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41184More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that Black, Asian, and other minority ethnic women receive equitable access to high-quality maternity care in (a) areas with significant health in
Answer: It is unacceptable that there are such inequalities for women and babies. It is a priority for the Government to make sure that all women and babies receive the high-quality care they deserve, regardless of their background, location, or ethnicity. The Na...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: Ethnic GroupsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41183More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) ensure that data collection on maternity care outcomes is disaggregated by ethnicity and (b) reduce gaps in this data.
Answer: Data on a woman’s ethnic background is routinely collected by services at multiple points throughout maternity care. This data is used to disaggregate reporting of adverse outcomes, like maternal mortality, by ethnicity. Differences by ethnicity are also ...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMidwives and Obstetrics: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41182More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that culturally competent (a) midwifery and (b) obstetric training is available in the NHS; and how his Department assesses the effectiveness of these
Answer: It is a priority for the Government to make sure that all women and babies receive the high-quality care they deserve, regardless of their background, location, or ethnicity. To deliver this, it is important that those working in maternity and neonatal se...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPoverty: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41149More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the child poverty strategy will set longer term goals beyond the next 10 years.
Answer: The Child Poverty Taskforce is continuing its urgent work and is exploring all available levers, including considering social security reforms, to drive forward short and long-term actions across government to reduce child poverty. Our focus is on bringin...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41148More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the child poverty strategy will include the removal of the (a) two-child limit and (b) benefit cap.
Answer: The Child Poverty Taskforce is continuing its urgent work and is exploring all available levers, including considering social security reforms, to drive forward short and long-term actions across government to reduce child poverty. Our focus is on bringin...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: Take-upDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41147More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to increase the take up of benefits in households with children in poverty.
Answer: The Child Poverty Taskforce is continuing its urgent work and is exploring all available levers, including considering social security reforms, to drive forward short and long-term actions across government to reduce child poverty. Our focus is on bringin...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41146More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increased usage of heavy vehicles on recent trends in the levels of expenditure on road maintenance and repairs.
Answer: The increased usage of heavy vehicles is one of many factors affecting road condition. Others include weather, overall traffic volumes, the age of the road and standard to which it was constructed, and the topography of the area. It is the responsibility ...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: Ethnic GroupsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40665More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the (a) number and proportion of maternity services that use tailored interventions to address the specific needs of ethnic minority groups and (b) effectiv
Answer: No national data is collected on the number, proportion, and effectiveness of maternity services that use tailored interventions to address the specific needs of ethnic minority groups. It is, however, expected that all local areas fully implement their E...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: Ethnic GroupsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40664More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) monitor and (b) reduce racial disparities in the (i) experiences, (ii) levels of satisfaction and (iii) care outcomes of women during (A) antenatal, (B) l
Answer: Monitoring and utilising data and evidence is crucial to making evidence-based improvements to our maternity services. Data collected on the ethnic backgrounds of women experiencing adverse maternity outcomes can help identify areas that require targeted ...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternal Mortality: Ethnic GroupsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40663More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help tackle racial disparities in maternal mortality rates.
Answer: It is unacceptable that there are stark inequalities for women and babies, and it is a priority for the Government to make sure all women and babies receive the high-quality care they deserve, regardless of their background, location, or ethnicity. This i...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: Ethnic GroupsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40662More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that maternity services (a) are free from racial discrimination and (b) effectively meet the needs of women from all ethnic backgrounds.
Answer: Taking action to tackle racism experienced by both staff and patients is essential to providing safe services for everyone. It is right that the National Health Service takes proactive steps to address prejudice and discrimination where it exists across t...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: Ethnic GroupsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40661More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to culturally appropriate maternity care for women from diverse ethnic backgrounds in (a) urban and (b) rural areas.
Answer: Taking action to tackle racism experienced by both staff and patients is essential to providing safe services for everyone. It is right that the National Health Service takes proactive steps to address prejudice and discrimination where it exists across t...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: Ethnic GroupsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40660More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that ethnic minority women are adequately represented in research on maternity care.
Answer: The Department commissions research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The NIHR’s Research Inclusion Strategy 2022-2027 sets out how NIHR will become a more inclusive funder of research and widen access to participation in...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: Ethnic GroupsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40659More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of racial disparities in maternity care on the mental health and wellbeing of women from ethnic minority communities.
Answer: The Government recognises that women from ethnic minority backgrounds may face unique challenges when it comes to maternal mental health, and that perinatal mental health difficulties commonly affect both women and men, and can adversely impact parent-inf...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: Ethnic GroupsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40658More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that maternity healthcare professionals receive training on (a) unconscious bias and (b) culturally competent care.
Answer: Taking action to tackle racism experienced by both staff and patients is essential to providing safe services for everyone. It is right that the National Health Service takes proactive steps to address prejudice and discrimination where it exists across t...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
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