Part of Women and Equalities – in the House of Commons at on 28 January 2026.
Karin Smyth
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The hon. Member and I discussed this issue before he brought a debate on it to Westminster Hall, and I know that he has campaigned hard on it for local women. He raises an excellent point: we must ensure that what is happening on the ground with regard to maternity and the changes that people are proposing line up adequately with the national task. He has made that point very clearly today, and I will make sure that the local system is aware of it.