Oral Question·Department of Health and Social Care
“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 30 April 2025Answered: 6 May 2025
Asked by
Sir Jeremy Hunt
Conservative — Godalming and Ash
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Answer from Hansard
Wes Streeting
The funding is still there, but as many people have urged me, including the right hon. Gentleman, we are taking the decision to give more freedom and flexibility to independent care boards, systems and providers to determine how they can best spend NHS resources on services to improve patient care, safety and outcomes. Everyone will know that maternity safety is understandably a priority for this Government. We expect the NHS to deliver on maternity safety standards and will hold it to account on that.