Maternity Services: Finance
Commons · Question 96521 · Tabled 2 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 30 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Marie Goldman
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the removal of ring-fenced funding for maternity services at Integrated Care Board level, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that maternity safety improvements are main
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 30 Dec 2025
The Government has instructed the National Health Service to improve maternity services, as part of a drive to improve quality, as a priority in the Medium‑Term Planning Framework.While the ringfence has been removed, the same level of funding is being de...