Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the (a) number and proportion of maternity services that use tailored interventions to address the specific needs of ethnic minority groups and (b) effectiveness of tailored interventions in reducing racial disparities in maternal health outcomes.

No national data is collected on the number, proportion, and effectiveness of maternity services that use tailored interventions to address the specific needs of ethnic minority groups. It is, however, expected that all local areas fully implement their Equity and Equality Action Plans, which set out tailored interventions for tackling inequalities for women and babies from ethnic backgrounds and for those living in the most deprived areas.