Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the Government plans to publish its response to its consultation entitled Coronial investigations of stillbirths, which closed on 18 June 2019.

We remain fully committed to responding to the coronial investigations of stillbirths consultation and setting out the Government’s position. Earlier this month, we published the factual summary of responses to the consultation.

The Department is working closely with the Ministry of Justice to give full consideration to next steps in this area and how Government will respond. We will update the House in due course.

We are clear that we must get this right, given the emotional impact that losing a baby has on families and others involved.