Health and Social Care

Wes Streeting Excerpts

Monday 27th April 2026 Written Corrections

[Mike Kane]

The nation should be grateful for this Secretary of State and for what he is doing for maternal services, yet at Wythenshawe hospital in my constituency, the most recent Care Quality Commission report rated maternity services inadequate for safety. What assurances can the Secretary of State give that the improvements that he has outlined will be felt by mums locally?

[Wes Streeting]

My hon. Friend is absolutely right to present those issues and to be honest about the challenges that have been raised in his local trust. I assure him that following an inspection by the CQC, NHS trusts take action to address the recommendations cited in the report. Already, £40 million in funding has been allocated to Wythenshawe hospital to ensure that safety issues are addressed, with work scheduled for completion by 2028.

[Official Report, 14 April 2026; Vol. 783, c. 674.]

Written correction submitted by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, the right hon. Member for Ilford North (Wes Streeting):

[Wes Streeting]

My hon. Friend is absolutely right to present those issues and to be honest about the challenges that have been raised in his local trust. I assure him that following an inspection by the CQC, NHS trusts take action to address the recommendations cited in the report. Already, £21.25 million in funding has been allocated to Wythenshawe hospital between 2023-24 to 2025-26 to ensure that safety issues due to reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete are addressed, with work scheduled for completion by 2028.