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Written Question

Placenta Accreta Spectrum

Friday 13th February 2026

Asked by: Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether there is a national audit mechanism to review cases of placenta accreta spectrum that were not diagnosed antenatally and resulted in emergency hysterectomy, major haemorrhage or fatality.

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

In 2020, NHS England commissioned placenta accreta networks in the United Kingdom which support local and regional screening, shared protocols, and co-ordinated referral pathways to specialist pregnancy accreta centres. These centres consist of highly experienced multidisciplinary teams with the expertise to manage this condition and improve the safety outcomes for women and babies.

At present, placenta accreta spectrum is not included as an indicator in NHS England maternity safety improvement programmes and dashboards. There are no plans to add this as an indicator in the future.

There are no plans to introduce mandatory national reporting of placenta accreta spectrum cases and outcomes. Neither Mothers and Babies: Reducing Risk through Audits and Confidential Enquiries across the UK (MBRRACE-UK) nor the National Maternity and Perinatal Audit record placenta accreta spectrum routinely in regular surveillance. However, MBRRACE-UK captures this data as part of the haemorrhage confidential enquiries. There are currently no plans to discuss the publication of this data.

Written Question

Placenta Accreta Spectrum

Friday 13th February 2026

Asked by: Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether placenta accreta spectrum is included as an indicator in NHS England maternity safety improvement programmes and dashboards; and if not, whether placenta accreta spectrum will be added as an indicator.

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

Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 10 Feb 2026
Standards in Public Life

"My Lords, I thank my noble friend. Coming back to the issue of legislation and the need to ensure that there can be expulsion of Members in these circumstances, would she also accept that the expulsion of a Member is a very serious matter indeed and that, clearly, there need …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 10 Feb 2026
Government Website: Registering a Death

"My Lords, it is worth remembering that medical examiners were introduced following the Harold Shipman disaster and they are there to provide public safeguards. But there is evidence that medical examiners are being somewhat risk-averse and that deaths which have occurred quite naturally are being held up. Perhaps in his …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 10 Feb 2026
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill

"The noble Lord talks about splits. Could he remind me which Government signed this country up to mandatory targets on net zero by 2050?..."
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Division Vote (Lords)
10 Feb 2026 - Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 169 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 188 Noes - 258

Division Vote (Lords)
10 Feb 2026 - Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 173 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 186 Noes - 251

Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 09 Feb 2026
Public Transport: Remote Communities

"My Lords, perhaps my noble friend the Minister could point to the noble Lord opposite that the mayhem that will be caused by prices will be far outstripped by the mayhem caused by climate change. I refer him to the latest projections, which show that climate change is increasing rapidly …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Mon 09 Feb 2026
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

"My Lords, I am very grateful to my noble friend. It has been a really interesting and encouraging debate. I share the view, concern and thrust of the amendment from the noble Lord, Lord Gascoigne, and I thought my noble friend was pretty positive in response.

The noble Lord, Lord …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Mon 09 Feb 2026
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

"My Lords, in proposing that Clause 53 should not stand part of the Bill, I should emphasise that I am not opposed to the clause—far from it. We have now had three debates about the role of local government in the health service, and I want to probe how far …..."
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