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Maternity Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Ockenden report, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the progress in delivering the Immediate and Essential Actions; and if he will publish an up

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
27 Nov 2025
Target answer date
1 Dec 2025
Answer
16 Dec 2025 · 19 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 27 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Ockenden report, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the progress in delivering the Immediate and Essential Actions; and if he will publish an up

  2. 1 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 16 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    The final report of the Ockenden review contained 96 immediate and essential actions (IEAs), some national and some for local implementation. The IEAs contained in the Ockenden review were brought together, alongside other reports and guidance, into NHS E...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

Possible follow-up questions

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Miscarriage

28 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to improve the recording of miscarriage in NHS services.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Maternity Services: NHS Trusts

28 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the condition of maternity wards and equipment across NHS trusts.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

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28 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to address variation in access to NHS-funded IVF treatment between integrated care boards.

Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

Maternity Services

28 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of information on birth care choices for expectant parents.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Patients: Advocacy

15 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of provision of independent advocacy services for patients in Wiltshire.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Patients: Advocacy

15 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what geographic barriers there are to accessing independent advocacy services for patients in rural areas, including Wiltshire; and what steps he is taking to help tackle those barriers.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Patients: Advocacy

15 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what requirements are placed on NHS trusts and integrated care boards on the publication of independent NHS complaints advocacy services to patients, including in Wiltshire.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Diabetes: Children

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