Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to support a randomised control trial of the different growth charts used across England to monitor twin pregnancies in order to understand better how effective they are in preventing poor outcomes.

The Department is aware of the Twins and Multiple Births Association’s launch in July last year of growth charts specifically designed to monitor twin pregnancies.

The Department’s National Institute for Health Research welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including pregnancy. It is not usual practice to ring-fence funds for particular topics or conditions. Applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, with awards being made on the basis of the importance of the topic to patients and health and care services, value for money and scientific quality.