Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 115687

Maternity Services

Tabled: 24 February 2026
Answered: 3 March 2026

Question

Catherine Fookes

LabourMonmouthshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of appointing a UK Maternity Commissioner.

Answer

Karin Smyth
There are no current plans to appoint a Maternity Commissioner. The Government has commissioned an independent National Investigation into maternity and neonatal care, chaired by Baroness Amos, which is expected to make recommendations this spring. My Rt ...

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