HC Deb 16 March 2000 vol 346 c305W
Mr. Gardiner

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what annual number of obstetric deliveries is deemed to be the threshold for a trust to be able to support a natal intensive care unit. [114571]

Yvette Cooper

There are no specific thresholds. Health authorities are required to commission health care services to serve the needs of their resident populations according to local demand and circumstances.