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Written question asked by Justin Madders (Labour) on Monday, 4 March 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 6 March 2024. It was answered by Maria Caulfield (Conservative) on Tuesday, 12 March 2024 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Maternity Disparities Taskforce: Membership

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to paragraph 59 of the Third Report of Session 2022–23 of the Women and Equalities Committee, HC 94, published on 18 April 2023, how many and what proportion of members of the Maternity Disparities Taskforce are from organisations that are run by and for Black women.

Answer

The Maternity Disparities Taskforce brings together experts to explore and consider evidence-based interventions, in order to tackle disparities in maternity outcomes and experience. These experts include representatives from across the health system, the Government, and the voluntary sector.

Membership includes the Health and Wellbeing Alliance, including the Maternity Consortium, which ensures representation from organisations run by and for women from ethnic minority groups. A full list of its members is available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/maternity-disparities-taskforce-terms-of-reference/maternity-disparities-taskforce-terms-of-reference#:~:text=Members%20comprise%20of%20representatives%20from,Health%20Improvement%20and%20Disparities%20(OHID)

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
16709
Session
2023-24
Related items
Subjects
Ethnic groups Membership Maternity Disparities Taskforce
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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