Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 40661

Maternity Services: Ethnic Groups

Tabled: 24 March 2025
Answered: 3 April 2025

Question

Bell Ribeiro-Addy

Labour — Clapham and Brixton Hill

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to culturally appropriate maternity care for women from diverse ethnic backgrounds in (a) urban and (b) rural areas.

Answer

Karin Smyth
Taking action to tackle racism experienced by both staff and patients is essential to providing safe services for everyone. It is right that the National Health Service takes proactive steps to address prejudice and discrimination where it exists across t...
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