Question follow-through · 3539
Mental Health Services: Fathers
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking through the Men's Health Strategy to improve support given to fathers and partners during the postnatal period and following a traumatic pregnancy or birth.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 20 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 1 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 4 Jun 2026 · 15 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
20 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking through the Men's Health Strategy to improve support given to fathers and partners during the postnatal period and following a traumatic pregnancy or birth.
1 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
4 Jun 2026
Answer published
The Government recognises the significant physical and psychological consequences of birth trauma and the devastating impact this can have on women and their families, including men. We remain fully committed to improving the quality and consistency of ca...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Dental Services
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to improve access to NHS dental services.