Simon Opher MP: written questions 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish (a) the number of blood cancer patients diagnosed via Non-Specific Symptom pathways and (b) other data on the performance of such pathways.

Answer: The capturing of non-specific symptom pathway outcomes was introduced in July 2023. From July 2023 to October 2024, 263 patients have been diagnosed via non-specific symptom pathways. Further information is available at the following link:https://www.engl...

Answered 16 Dec 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many blood cancer patients have been diagnosed via Non-Specific Symptom pathways in each of the last three years.

Answer: The capturing of non-specific symptom pathway outcomes was introduced in July 2023. From July 2023 to October 2024, 263 patients have been diagnosed via non-specific symptom pathways. Further information is available at the following link:https://www.engl...

Answered 16 Dec 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will meet the Blood Cancer Alliance to discuss the need to include specific measures to improve blood cancer (a) diagnosis, (b) treatment and (c) care in the forthcoming cancer strategy.

Answer: There are no current plans to introduce a specific proxy staging measure or a corresponding national target to support the earlier diagnosis of blood cancers. To tackle late diagnoses of blood cancers, the National Health Service is implementing non-speci...

Answered 16 Dec 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of reforming the student loan finance repayment system to reduce monthly repayments for students in England.

Answer: The department is determined that the higher education (HE) funding system should deliver for our economy, universities and students. The government is committed to supporting the aspiration of every person who meets the requirements and wants to go to un...

Answered 19 Dec 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much funding his Department has allocated to organisations supporting the delivery of aid in Gaza since 5 July 2024.

Answer: The UK has now announced £112 million for the Occupied Palestinian Territories so far this financial year, providing vital services to civilians in Gaza and the West Bank delivered through partner agencies. As part of this total, since July we have announ...

Answered 19 Dec 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps with local authorities to extend provision of free school meals to school holidays.

Answer: There are currently around 2.1 million pupils eligible for and claiming free school meals (FSM). The department recognises the vital role played by FSM and encourages all eligible families to take up their entitlement. To make this as easy as possible the...

Answered 11 Dec 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she take steps to delegate powers to local authorities to (a) identify and (b) automatically register all children eligible for free school meals.

Answer: There are currently around 2.1 million pupils eligible for and claiming free school meals (FSM). The department recognises the vital role played by FSM and encourages all eligible families to take up their entitlement. To make this as easy as possible the...

Answered 11 Dec 2024

Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing regulations to enhance financial transparency within the hairdressing industry.

Answer: Financial transparency is key to ensuring cash-based businesses meet their legal obligations, such as registering with HMRC and paying taxes promptly. However, these benefits must be balanced against the burdens on business created by new regulation. Whil...

Answered 11 Dec 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing advertising restrictions on high carbon emission products (a) on television and (b) online.

Answer: The Government is committed to reducing emissions from high carbon products and will continue to bring forward proposals to do so. The Committees of Advertising Practice and Advertising Standards Authority regulate the content and targeting of advertising...

Answered 3 Dec 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to publish the criteria for determining which individuals seeking asylum will be subject to detention.

Answer: The Home Office has published guidance for determining who can be detained under immigration powers including those who are seeking asylum.‘Detained Asylum Casework’ sets out for the criteria for our caseworkers to determine under which circumstances asyl...

Answered 29 Nov 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has plans to repeal the Illegal Migration Act 2023.

Answer: The Government has made clear the that the migration partnership with Rwanda will end. Consequently, the Government is considering all options connected with ending that partnership, including for the entirety of the Illegal Migration Act 2023. Legislativ...

Answered 29 Nov 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle abuse in immigration detention centres.

Answer: We expect all suppliers operating on behalf of the Home Office to treat detained individuals with decency and respect, behaving in line with the high standards outlined in the Detention Centre Rules, published operating standards and service delivery cont...

Answered 29 Nov 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to introduce a statutory time limit on immigration detention.

Answer: There are currently no plans to introduce a time limit on immigration detention. This would risk significantly weakening our ability to remove those who have breached our immigration laws or who refuse to leave the UK voluntarily.

Answered 29 Nov 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of legislating to enable local authorities in England to adjust council tax rates by increasing them for higher-band proper

Answer: The government does not have any plans to reform council tax. In line with OBR forecasts made under the previous government, the government will maintain a core 3% referendum principle and a 2% adult social care precept in 2025-26.

Answered 27 Nov 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to promote cross-departmental work to strengthen community cohesion.

Answer: The Government has made £15 million available to the places most severely affected by disorder through the Community Recovery Fund to support the immediate recovery. Officials from my department have also carried out an extensive engagement process with t...

Answered 26 Nov 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to prohibit a landlord from (a) demanding and (b) accepting more than one month’s rent in advance in respect of a (i) tenancy and (ii) licence of r

Answer: The government recognise that demands for extortionate rent in advance place a considerable financial strain on tenants and can exclude certain groups from renting altogether.We are very clear that the practice of landlords demanding large amounts of rent...

Answered 25 Nov 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of grassroots sports programmes in strengthening mental health (a) literacy and (b) resilience of men and boys.

Answer: Grassroots sports programmes provide important opportunities to bring communities together and to improve the mental and physical wellbeing of participants. Active lifestyles are also associated with 375,000 fewer people being diagnosed with depression.Th...

Answered 25 Nov 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing further regulations on X to tackle the spread the of (a) disinformation and (b) misinformation.

Answer: The Online Safety Act will require all in-scope services, including X, to tackle mis- and disinformation where it is illegal or harmful to children. The Act will also hold Category 1 services to account over the enforcement of their terms of service, incl...

Answered 21 Nov 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will set out her timeline for the implementation of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024.

Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Written Ministerial Statement made on 21 November (HCWS244) which sets out further detail on implementation of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024. It also clarifies government's plans to reform leasehold and commonhol...

Answered 21 Nov 2024

Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Cycle to Work Scheme in improving cycle ownership among people on low incomes.

Answer: The Cycle to Work scheme is a benefit-in-kind provided by employers to their employees. A benefit-in-kind is a form of non-cash remuneration provided by employers to their employees. Income tax and National Insurance contribution relief is provided on the...

Answered 21 Nov 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential health benefits of improving access to cycles for people on low incomes.

Answer: We know that reducing physical inactivity is beneficial for everyone and evidence suggests that cycling has positive physical and mental health benefits. Public Health England’s cycling and walking evidence review, published in 2018, found mixed evidence ...

Answered 21 Nov 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make it his policy to strengthen employee rights for those who were employed by an employer that has become insolvent.

Answer: When an employer enters insolvency, the Government’s Redundancy Payments Service (RPS) can pay statutory amounts owed to employees from the National Insurance Fund. These include redundancy pay, holiday pay, arrears of pay, compensatory notice pay and pen...

Answered 20 Nov 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will take steps to ensure that households that do not have driveways can access (a) on-street and (b) domestic EV charging infrastructure.

Answer: The Government is dedicated to ensuring EV drivers can charge across the country, wherever they live. Through the Local EV Infrastructure Fund, local authorities in England are being supported to install tens of thousands of chargepoints.For those without...

Answered 20 Nov 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing mandatory codes of practice for businesses to reduce litter.

Answer: The Government is not, at this time, planning to make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing mandatory codes of practice for businesses to reduce litter.We want to see businesses recognising what they can do to discourage the littering of th...

Answered 18 Nov 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to bring empty homes back into use.

Answer: I refer my Hon Friend to the answer given to Question UIN 6686 on 14 October 2024.

Answered 13 Nov 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps has her Department is taking with the Teacher's Pension Scheme to reduce the time taken to provide pension valuations for teachers undergoing divorce proceedings.

Answer: The department is aware of a backlog with the number of outstanding Cash Equivalent Transfer Value figures that are used by members in divorce proceedings. The backlog has arisen as a result of the Transitional Protection (McCloud) remedy and the need for...

Answered 12 Nov 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make it her policy to amend the Sexual Offences Act 2003 to classify driving instructors as a position of trust.

Answer: This Government is committed to protecting children and young people from sexual abuse. We have robust legislation in this area, and “position of trust” offences were reviewed and updated in 2022. We continue to keep this important area of law under revie...

Answered 11 Nov 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with UNESCO on the proposed application for Dr Edward Jenner's house in Berkeley to receive world heritage statue.

Answer: The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is responsible for nominating sites across the United Kingdom to UNESCO for World Heritage status. The Department last updated the Tentative List of prospective World Heritage nominations in 2022/23 and it is no...

Answered 5 Nov 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her department has any plans to review the 10% commission charge applied to the sale of park homes by site owner.

Answer: The park homes sector is an important part of the housing market and must be a safe and secure place for residents.The Government recognises that there are longstanding concerns about the requirement to pay site owners a commission upon sale of a park hom...

Answered 6 Nov 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to implement part 10 of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023.

Answer: The Government is fully committed to rejuvenating our high streets and tackling the issue of persistent vacancy. To achieve this, we will implement new High Street Rental Auctions as set out in Part 10 of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023. This w...

Answered 4 Nov 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to repeal the 2031 deadline for registering public rights of way.

Answer: Ministers are considering the further implementation of the rights of way reform programme.

Answered 6 Nov 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to take steps to regulate driving instructors to help ensure the safety of young women.

Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) takes the safety of learner drivers extremely seriously and investigates thoroughly any complaints about approved driving instructors (ADI), involving the police if necessary. DVSA encourages pupils to report...

Answered 30 Oct 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to support cavity-nesting birds on the Red List.

Answer: The Government is considering what action may be appropriate to help red-listed birds, including how to drive up rates of swift brick installation in new build properties.

Answered 30 Oct 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the independent review of sentencing policy will include sentencing for peaceful protest.

Answer: The right to protest peacefully is a fundamental part of our democracy. There is a long tradition in this country of people being able to come together and express their views. This Government remains firmly committed to protecting and preserving this rig...

Answered 29 Oct 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to increase the time limit for access to the Employment Tribunal from three months to six months after an incident of workplace discrimination.

Answer: The Government is committed to increasing employment tribunal time limits from 3-6 months, which is in line with the Law Commission recommendation from 2020. Measures to extend the time limit for bringing claims to Employment Tribunals will be added via a...

Answered 28 Oct 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to move the regulation of sludge used on agricultural land from the Sludge (Use in Agriculture) Regulations 1989 into the Environmental Permitting (Englan

Answer: The Government is working with the Environment Agency to assess the regulatory framework for sludge. We recognise the importance of improving the regulatory framework, however, further work is required before any proposal for change may be progressed.

Answered 22 Oct 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on introducing mandatory reporting for food businesses on (a) health and (b) environmental metrics.

Answer: This Government is committed to tackling the challenges faced by our health system with the shift to prevention central to this ambition. Under the Government’s Health Mission we are considering what preventative action is needed to support people live lo...

Answered 23 Oct 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of mandating the use of swift bricks in new build housing.

Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer to Question UIN 4279 on 12 September 2024.

Answered 23 Oct 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing local authorities to prevent developers land banking in their area.

Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer to Question UIN 900294 on 2 September 2024.

Answered 23 Oct 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department plans to take to increase the availability of social housing across England.

Answer: The Government is committed to the biggest increase in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation. Our aspiration is to ensure that, in the first full financial year of this Parliament (2025-26), the number of Social Rent homes is rising rather t...

Answered 23 Oct 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of giving asylum seekers the right to work whilst their application is being processed.

Answer: Asylum seekers who have had their claim outstanding for 12 months or more, through no fault of their own, can apply for permission to work. Those permitted to work are restricted to jobs on the Immigration Salary List. This list is based on expert advice ...

Answered 16 Oct 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of finding alternative accommodation for the 88 asylum seekers due to be housed at Tricorn House in Stroud.

Answer: The Home Office has a statutory obligation to support and accommodate destitute asylum seekers whilst their asylum claims are considered.We work with local authorities to ensure housing is procured in a fair and equitable manner across England, Scotland a...

Answered 15 Oct 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help vaccinate children against chicken pox.

Answer: The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) recommended a universal varicella chickenpox vaccination programme be introduced as part of the routine childhood schedule. The JCVI statement is available at the following link:https://www.gov.uk...

Answered 14 Oct 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will suspend permission for non-surgical filler injections for gluteal fat grafting procedures.

Answer: The Government is currently considering what steps may need to be taken in relation to the safety of non-surgical cosmetic procedures, including filler injections. The Government will set out its position at the earliest opportunity.

Answered 14 Oct 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of utilising veterans with specific skill sets in emergency services immediately on re-entering civilian life without extensive training.

Answer: This is a Government of service that will always stand up for those who serve our country. We are committed to making sure veterans make full use of the skills, qualifications and capabilities they gained in the military after they leave the Armed Forces....

Answered 14 Oct 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, by what criteria asylum seekers are housed in detention centres.

Answer: Asylum seekers may be detained for immigration purposes only in accordance with Home Office detention policy, as set out in the Detention General Instructions, the Adults at Risk in Immigration Detention guidance and the Detained Asylum Casework guidance....

Answered 11 Oct 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of repealing the Illegal Migration Act 2023.

Answer: The Government has made clear the that the Migration and Economic Development (MEDP) Policy with Rwanda will end. We will bring forward a new Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill as promised in the King’s Speech.

Answered 11 Oct 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to reduce the waiting list for ADHD diagnosis.

Answer: The Department is currently considering next steps to improve access to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) assessments. It is the responsibility of integrated care boards to make appropriate provision to meet the health and care needs of thei...

Answered 11 Oct 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government to ensure that transport infrastructure in the M5 corridor north of Bristol is developed in a way that allows hou

Answer: The Government recognises the need to ensure that housing growth is appropriately supported by transport infrastructure provision. I am unable to comment on specific proposals, it is for the local authority in consultation with infrastructure providers to...

Answered 17 Sept 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to ensure that new houses are built with specifications that enable them to be carbon neutral.

Answer: The Government remains committed to meeting its target of net zero emissions by 2050 and recognises the important contribution that the energy efficiency of buildings has to make in meeting it.The Future Homes and Buildings Standards consultation was publ...

Answered 17 Sept 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her planned timetable is for additional Police Community Support Officers being in post in Gloucestershire constabulary.

Answer: The Government is committed to strengthening neighbourhood policing as part of its Safer Streets Mission, That is why we are working with policing to introduce a Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee, providing a more visible police presence in town centres, r...

Answered 12 Sept 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her planned timetable is for making free breakfast clubs available in every primary school.

Answer: The government is committed to breaking down barriers to opportunity and giving every child the best start in life. Breakfast clubs will remove barriers to opportunity by ensuring every child, no matter their circumstances, is set-up for the day and ready...

Answered 17 Sept 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of ending the Right to Buy scheme.

Answer: I refer my Hon Friend to the answer I gave to Question UIN 4158 on 12 September 2024.

Answered 17 Sept 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will prohibit trail hunting across the Defence estate.

Answer: No licences have yet been issued for trail hunting on the Ministry of Defence Estate for the 2024–2025 season.

Answered 16 Sept 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to take steps to upgrade roads to enable housing targets to be met.

Answer: The Government recognises the vital role that transport infrastructure plays in facilitating new housing development. A range of funding programmes exist to support the delivery of infrastructure, including roads, to support the delivery of new housing in...

Answered 12 Sept 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to issue new badger cull licences.

Answer: On 30 August, the new Government announced the start of work to refresh the Bovine TB strategy for England, to end the badger cull by the end of this parliament and drive down disease to save cattle and farmers’ livelihoods. This will be undertaken in co-...

Answered 17 Sept 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to house asylum seekers in Tricorn House in Stroud constituency.

Answer: For the safety and security of those we accommodate and our staff, the Home Office does not comment publicly on sites which may or may not be utilised to accommodate asylum seekers. Should a decision be made to use a site then the local MP will be notifie...

Answered 9 Sept 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 30 July 2024 to Question 1876 on Bus Services: Gloucestershire, if she will take steps to provide additional funding to South Gloucestershire Council for the maintenance of the local b

Answer: Improving bus services is a key part of this Government’s growth mission. We are determined to deliver better services, grow passenger numbers and drive opportunity to under-served regions. We have set out our plan to achieve this, centred around supporti...

Answered 4 Sept 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to review measures within the Public Order Act 2023 on restrictions to the right to protest.

Answer: Post-legislative scrutiny of the Public Order Act 2023 will be conducted two years after royal assent.

Answered 2 Sept 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will have discussions with representatives of South Gloucestershire Council on the adequacy of local bus services in Gloucestershire.

Answer: The government knows that Britain needs a modern transport network to help kickstart economic growth. Good local bus services are an essential part of prosperous and sustainable communities, and the government is committed to working at pace with local tr...

Answered 30 Jul 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will hold discussions with Amazon on the operation of trade unions in that company.

Answer: The Government is committed to bringing a new era of partnership that sees representatives of employers and unions working together in co-operation and through negotiation. The Government is always willing to speak to the representatives of employers and ...

Answered 31 Jul 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to (a) define the minimum quality of service provided by estates management companies and (b) control the level of charges they ca

Answer: The Government is committed to bringing the injustice of ‘fleecehold’ private estates and unfair costs to an end. We will consult on the best way to achieve this and implement new protections for homeowners on private estates in the Leasehold and Freehold...

Answered 2 Aug 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of local bus services across local authority borders in Gloucestershire.

Answer: The government knows that Britain needs a modern transport network to help kickstart economic growth. Good local bus services are an essential part of prosperous and sustainable communities, and the government is committed to working at pace with local tr...

Answered 30 Jul 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of recommendation 22 of the Third Report of the Work and Pensions Select Committee of Session 2023-24 on Defined benefit pensi

Answer: The Work and Pensions Select Committee inquiry report on Defined Benefit pension schemes, published in March 2024 helpfully outlines areas to be considered, including the lack of pre-April 97 indexation in the Pension Protection Fund and Financial Assista...

Answered 1 Aug 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to ban the use of neonicotinoids.

Answer: This government recognises that nature is at a crisis point across Britain. We will therefore change existing policies to prevent the use of those neonicotinoid pesticides that threaten our vital pollinators. A Defra spokesperson said: “We are at a crisis...

Answered 31 Jul 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she supports development of the proposed Stroudwater Railway station in Stroud.

Answer: Following the General Election and the State Opening of Parliament, the Government is now formulating its plans. The Department will announce its policy intentions in due course and aims to provide an update on next steps for the proposed Stonehouse (Bris...

Answered 30 Jul 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to reform the rules around the leasing of solar panels on school rooftops.

Answer: Rules around schools entering into leases fall within the remit of the department. Schools may enter into leases for solar panels on school rooftops where the arrangements do not constitute borrowing, but as these often require granting an energy company ...

Answered 22 Jul 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to increase the ratio of healthcare assistants to midwives in stand-alone midwife-led units maternity units.

Answer: No assessment has been made regarding a policy to increase the ratio of healthcare assistants to midwives in stand-alone midwife-led maternity units.NHS England have committed to ensuring that the right numbers of the right staff are available to provide ...

Answered 2 Aug 2024

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many standalone midwife-led units are operating in England; and what the names of those units are.

Answer: The latest data available to NHS England indicates that there are 25 midwifery led units (MLUs) operating in England. The following table lists each unit, as well as their provider:Midwifery led unit nameProvider nameSamuel Johnson Freestanding birth unit...

Answered 24 Jul 2024