Written questions

Maternity Services: Public Appointments

2026-06-17 · Department of Health and Social Care · 11292 · Official question

Adam Dance

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of appointing a Maternity Commissioner.

Answer

On Tuesday 30 June, the final report and recommendations of the independent National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation were published. Baroness Amos’s national independent investigation was commissioned to help us understand the issues behind why so ma...