Health and Social Care

Maria Caulfield Excerpts

Tuesday 7th November 2023 Ministerial Corrections

The following is an extract from the Backbench Business debate on Baby Loss Awareness Week on 19 October 2023.

[Maria Caulfield]

We announced in July that we would be rolling out baby loss certificates. They will be retrospective. There is no time limit on applying for them.

[Official Report, 19 October 2023, Vol. 738, c. 472.]

Letter of correction from the Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, the hon. Member for Lewes (Maria Caulfield):

An error has been identified in my response to the debate on Baby Loss Awareness Week. The correct information is as follows:

[Maria Caulfield]

We announced in July that we would be rolling out baby loss certificates. They will be retrospective. Initially, only those who have experienced a loss since 1 September 2018 and are currently living in England will be eligible to apply for them.

Training of NHS Staff

The following is an extract from Health and Social Care questions on 17 October 2023.

[Theo Clarke]

What steps are the Government taking to increase the recruitment of midwives, given the closure of Stafford County Hospital’s freestanding midwifery birthing unit due to shortages, and how is the Secretary of State going to ensure that all midwives are trained to deal with birth injuries to reduce risk?