A question on #InfantMortality tabled by Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick on 09-06-2025 has been answered by Baroness Merron.

Heading: Infant Mortality
Question ID: 1810476
UIN: HL8269
House: Lords
Date tabled: 2025-06-09
Asking Member ID: 4130
Asking Member display name: Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
Asking Member handle: MRitchieSD
Asking Member Twitter reference: @MRitchieSD
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Sands and Tommy’s Joint Policy Unit, Saving Babies' Lives Progress Report 2025, published on 21 May.
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Date answered: 2025-06-25
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 347
Answering Member display name: Baroness Merron
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Answering Member Twitter reference: Baroness Merron
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Answer text: The Government is determined to make sure all women, babies, and families receive safe, personalised, and compassionate care, regardless of background, location, or ethnicity. Whilst there has been good progress in reducing the rates of stillbirth and neo...
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Answering body ID: 17
Answering body name: Department of Health and Social Care
Tweeted: true