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National Maternity and Neonatal Taskforce

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the national investigation into NHS maternity and neonatal services announced on 23 June 2025 will be empowered to recommend (a) regulatory and (b) structural reform of the Care Quality Com

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
24 Jun 2025
Target answer date
26 Jun 2025
Answer
7 Jul 2025 · 13 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 24 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the national investigation into NHS maternity and neonatal services announced on 23 June 2025 will be empowered to recommend (a) regulatory and (b) structural reform of the Care Quality Com

  2. 26 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 7 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care announced an independent investigation into National Health Service maternity and neonatal services to understand the systemic issues behind why so many women, babies, and families exper...

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