Maternity Services: Temperature
Commons · Question 21926 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 8 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Navendu Mishra
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of excessive temperatures in hospital maternity units on (a) maternal, (b) neonatal and (c) general staff wellbeing; and whether she
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 8 Sep 2026
On capital investment, I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided to the Hon. Member for Newbury on 16 July 2026 in response to Question 17199.On maternity specifically, including extreme heat guidance, I refer the Hon. Member to the the answer provid...