Question follow-through · 76510

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to the letter of 10 July 2025 from the hon. Member for Henley and Thame on maternity services.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
10 Sept 2025
Target answer date
15 Sept 2025
Answer
15 Sept 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to the letter of 10 July 2025 from the hon. Member for Henley and Thame on maternity services.

  2. 15 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 15 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    The letter has been passed to Baroness Amos as chair of the independent investigation into National Health Service maternity and neonatal care, and she will respond directly in due course.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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