Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 118074

Maternity Services

Tabled: 4 March 2026

Answered: 13 March 2026

Named Day

Question

Freddie van Mierlo

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to identify and tackle systemic causes of avoidable harm in maternity and neonatal services.

Answer

Karin Smyth

While the vast majority of births in England are safe, we know that systemic causes of avoidable harm exist in maternity and neonatal services, and this is not acceptable.This is why my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, as...

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