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Maternity Services

Asked by Dr Caroline JohnsonConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 11 November 2025UIN 84195

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Government's response to recommendation 6 included in the Government response to the House of Lords inquiry into preterm birth: reducing risks and improving lives, published on 14 January 2025, what his Department's timetable is for publishing the findings of the NHS maternity and neonatal estates survey on the requirements of neonatal parental accommodation.

Answered by Karin Smyth

The findings from the Maternity and Neonatal Infrastructure Review were published on 11 September 2025. The full report is available to read at the following link:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/maternity-and-neonatal-infrastructure-review-findings/

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