Maternity Services: Finance
Commons · Question 113156 · Tabled 12 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Vikki Slade
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the removal of ringfenced funding for maternity services on (a) numbers of NHS midwives, (b) maternal safety and (c) infant safety.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 24 Feb 2026
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 ring-fenced funding for maternity services has been removed, the ...