To match an exact phrase, use quotation marks around the search term. eg. "Parliamentary Estate". Use "OR" or "AND" as link words to form more complex queries.

Keep yourself up-to-date with the latest developments by exploring our subscription options to receive notifications direct to your inbox

Division Vote (Lords)
4 Feb 2026 - Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 - View Vote Context
Baroness Wyld (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 73 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 62 Noes - 295
Written Question
Maternity Services: Parents
Thursday 29th January 2026

Asked by: Baroness Wyld (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government (1) how many, and (2) what proportion of, neonatal units meet the standard for parent accommodation; and whether they plan to allocate capital to bring parent accommodation on neonatal units up to national standard.

Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The results from NHS England’s Maternity and Neonatal Infrastructure Review, commissioned in 2023, showed that there are 747 parental accommodation rooms within neonatal units nationally. NHS England does not hold data on the standard of these rooms. However, there is undoubtedly variation in the provision of parental accommodation at neonatal units across England and we know that not all maternity hospitals are currently able to offer adequate accommodation for families due to the historic undercapitalisation across the National Health Service. A summary of the findings report can be found on the NHS.UK website. Data on the number of parental accommodation rooms is in the table attached.

As a first step towards improving the NHS maternity and neonatal estate, we are investing £131 million through the 2025/26 Estates Safety Fund to address critical safety risks on the maternity and neonatal estate, enabling better care for mothers and their newborns. The funded works will deliver vital safety improvements, enhance patient and staff environments, and support NHS productivity by reducing disruptions across NHS clinical services.

In addition, the Government is backing the NHS with over £4 billion in operational capital in 2025/26, with a further £16.9 billion to be allocated to integrated care boards and providers over the following four years, enabling systems to allocate funding to maternity and neonatal estates services where this is a local priority.

Division Vote (Lords)
19 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Wyld (Con) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 157 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 235 Noes - 164
Division Vote (Lords)
12 Jan 2026 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Wyld (Con) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 171 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 201 Noes - 169
Division Vote (Lords)
6 Jan 2026 - Sentencing Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Wyld (Con) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 163 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 180 Noes - 219
Division Vote (Lords)
6 Jan 2026 - Sentencing Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Wyld (Con) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 157 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 182 Noes - 209
Division Vote (Lords)
5 Jan 2026 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Wyld (Con) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 138 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 194 Noes - 130
Division Vote (Lords)
5 Jan 2026 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Wyld (Con) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 101 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 132 Noes - 124
Division Vote (Lords)
5 Jan 2026 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Wyld (Con) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 149 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 168 Noes - 178
Division Vote (Lords)
5 Jan 2026 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Wyld (Con) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 148 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 210 Noes - 131