Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the report by Donna Ockenden Findings, Conclusions and Essential Actions from the Independent Review of Maternity Services at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, published on 30 March 2022, why they have rejected the recommendation contained in that report to increase the annual budget for maternity services.

The Government accepted all the recommendations made in Donna Ockenden’s report following the Independent Review of Maternity Services at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust.

£165 million of recurring investment has been added to the annual maternity budget since 2021 to grow and support the maternity workforce and improve neonatal care. We continue to keep further funding under review.