Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 15190
Maternity Services: Standards
Tabled: 1 July 2026
Answered: 8 July 2026
Question
Alex Brewer
Liberal Democrat — North East Hampshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure maternity services are able to respond to changes in demand and clinical practice, including (a) an increase in the average age of mothers at childbirt
Answer
Preet Kaur GillThe Government and NHS England remain committed to ensuring safe, personalised, and evidence-based maternity care, grounded in informed choice. We will translate Baroness Amos’s National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation recommendations and Donna Ocken...
ⓘ
This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 15190) →