Written questions

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...