Written questions

Maternity Services: Safety

Commons · Question 9775 · Tabled 15 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 25 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Freddie van Mierlo

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he will take to ensure that (a) quality and (b) safety of maternity services are more (i) clearly and (ii) consistently reflected in CQC ratings.

Answer

Answered by Preet Kaur Gill, 25 Jun 2026

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is committed to strengthening its oversight of maternity services and has commissioned an independent developmental review to identify opportunities to improve how quality and safety are assessed and reflected in ratings,...