Written Question

Gaza: Hospitals

Wednesday 22nd May 2024

Asked by: Steve Double (Conservative - St Austell and Newquay)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of recent reports of a weapons cache found by the Israel Defense Forces at the maternity ward at the al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza.

Answered by Andrew Mitchell - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development)

Hamas is putting Palestinian civilians at grave risk by embedding themselves in the civilian population and civilian infrastructure. The UK is aware of reports of Hamas using healthcare facilities and other infrastructure, such as schools, as bases and command nodes.

All parties must act in accordance with International Humanitarian Law. All possible measures must be taken to ensure the safety of medical personnel and facilities.

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Select Committee

Institute of Health Visiting

PRT0083 - Preterm Birth

Written Evidence May. 21 2024

Inquiry: Preterm Birth
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Preterm Birth Committee

Found: The iHV is aware that communication between maternity services and health visiting is not always adequate

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Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Department for Work and Pensions

May. 21 2024

Source Page: Nationwide campaign to build the British workforce of the future
Document: DWP Employer Survey 2022 (PDF)

Found: THOSE ON MATERNITY/PATERNITY OR LONG -TERM SICK SHOULD BE INCLUDED.

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Select Committee

Correspondence from Sarah-Jane Marsh, National Director for integrated Urgent and Emergency Care, Deputy Chief Operating Officer, NHS England, re Seventy-third report of Session 2022-23, Access to urgent and emergency care – follow up letter, dated 16 May 2024

Correspondence May. 20 2024

Committee: Public Accounts Committee

Found: Official Statistics count those who move from a substantive role to inactive status (including maternity

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Departmental Publication (Transparency)
Scotland Office

May. 20 2024

Source Page: Eighth Annual Report on the implementation of the Scotland Act 2016
Document: (PDF)

Found: 2016; section 22(1) for remaining purposes and (2) and (4) on 17 May 2017. 23 Benefits for maternity

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Select Committee

NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence), and NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence)

Oral Evidence May. 20 2024

Inquiry: Preterm Birth
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Preterm Birth Committee

Found: What about maternity and fetal versus neonatal? How do you see the balance there?

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Select Committee

Medical Research Council, and Association of Medical Research Charities

Oral Evidence May. 20 2024

Inquiry: Preterm Birth
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Preterm Birth Committee

Found: On a practical level, there are things like the NIHR challenge on maternity and inequalities.

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Non-Departmental Publication (Statistics)
Marine Management Organisation

May. 20 2024

Source Page: Social and Economic Impact Assessments for Fisheries Management Decisions {MMO1384}
Document: (PDF)

Found: minorities, with disability or long -term sick) • other protected characteristics (pregnancy and maternity

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Non-Departmental Publication (Statistics)
Marine Management Organisation

May. 20 2024

Source Page: Social and Economic Impact Assessments for Fisheries Management Decisions {MMO1384}
Document: (PDF)

Found: • age • disability • gender reassignment • marriage and civil partnership • pregnancy and maternity

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