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Maternity Services: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve maternity services.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
9 Oct 2024
Target answer date
14 Oct 2024
Answer
21 Oct 2024 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 9 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve maternity services.

  2. 14 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 21 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    The Government recognises the significant issues within maternity services. We are determined to ensure all women and babies receive safe, personalised, and compassionate care.We are committed to providing support to trusts failing on maternity care, whic...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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