Oral QuestionDepartment for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

What recent progress he has made in delivering an infrastructure-first approach for planning and house building.

Tabled: 10 May 2022Answered: 16 May 2022

Asked by

Richard Fuller

ConservativeNorth Bedfordshire

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Answer from Hansard

The Minister for Secondary Care (Karin Smyth)

I congratulate my hon. Friend on her re-election and thank her for raising this important issue. It is not right that three out of four parents are not able to stay with their critically ill baby overnight at such an important point in that new relationship. NHS England recently concluded a review of neonatal estates. It is in the early stages of analysing the findings, which will be used to inform the next steps. We are all determined to support parents to be involved in every aspect of their baby’s care.