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HANSARDNottingham Maternity and Neonatal ServicesI thank the hon. Lady for her words. When she spoke about ending this cycle, she sums up a feeling that I think many of us have: the cycle of inquiries and investigations…24 Jun 2026HANSARDNottingham Maternity and Neonatal ServicesI thank my hon. Friend for his comments and questions, and I echo his words about paying tribute to the courage, dignity and determination of the families who have driven the…24 Jun 2026HANSARDNottingham Maternity and Neonatal ServicesI thank the hon. Lady for her comments. She speaks about funding, which is of course a very important part of the response that we need to have to the failings in maternity care.…24 Jun 2026HANSARDNottingham Maternity and Neonatal ServicesI thank my hon. Friend for her comments and questions. As well as thanking the families for what they have done to drive the report forward, she also thanked Donna Ockenden for…24 Jun 2026HANSARDNottingham Maternity and Neonatal ServicesI sincerely thank the right hon. Gentleman for his comments. I have a great deal of respect for him, as he knows, so I very much appreciate him making his suggestions in that…24 Jun 2026HANSARDNottingham Maternity and Neonatal ServicesMy hon. Friend raises the important issue of compelling witnesses to give evidence. Although many members of staff contributed towards Donna Ockenden’s review, I found the fact…24 Jun 2026HANSARDNottingham Maternity and Neonatal ServicesI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his remarks. The story he told was of yet another horrific and harrowing experience that a family has gone through in this scandal. He asked…24 Jun 2026HANSARDNottingham Maternity and Neonatal ServicesI thank my hon. Friend for her comments and I welcome her support for our decision to ensure the duty of candour introduced by the Hillsborough law will apply to future maternity…24 Jun 2026HANSARDNottingham Maternity and Neonatal ServicesI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his comments and for telling us some of the story of Thomas and his son, Aubrey. On the need for action, I intend the taskforce that I chair,…24 Jun 2026HANSARDNottingham Maternity and Neonatal ServicesI thank my hon. Friend for her comments about the role of the families in fighting for justice. She is absolutely right that the recommendations of the Ockenden report, Baroness…24 Jun 2026HANSARDNottingham Maternity and Neonatal ServicesThe hon. Gentleman makes an important point about regulators and our regulatory system. The report exposes how completely unacceptable it is that regulators have protected their…24 Jun 2026HANSARDNottingham Maternity and Neonatal ServicesLet me repeat what I said earlier about my humble admiration for Jack and Sarah Hawkins and their campaign for justice over baby Harriet. My hon. Friend is absolutely right to…24 Jun 2026HANSARDNottingham Maternity and Neonatal ServicesMy hon. Friend asks about the immediate actions that the Government are taking in response to Donna Ockenden’s review. For me, above all else—above all the shocking, harrowing…24 Jun 2026HANSARDNottingham Maternity and Neonatal ServicesThe hon. Lady makes an important point about the fatigue, weariness and exhaustion of families at so many recommendations being made and accepted but not put into action. To pick…24 Jun 2026HANSARDNottingham Maternity and Neonatal ServicesI thank my hon. Friend for her comments, and for talking about the shocking situation with her daughter’s baby that she managed to avert. She spoke about the inequalities, the…24 Jun 2026HANSARDNottingham Maternity and Neonatal ServicesI thank the hon. Gentleman for his remarks, and for his tone and approach in encouraging cross-party working—he is absolutely right that that will be essential for making progress…24 Jun 2026HANSARDNottingham Maternity and Neonatal ServicesI thank my hon. Friend for his question. I was personally inspired by meeting Ryan’s mum Sarah when I visited Nottingham last week—she told me about Ryan, and showed such…24 Jun 2026HANSARDNottingham Maternity and Neonatal ServicesI thank the hon. Gentleman for drawing my attention to that report. We will certainly ensure that any reports containing relevant recommendations are considered as part of the…24 Jun 2026HANSARDNottingham Maternity and Neonatal ServicesMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to point to regulatory failure, which has been drawn out very strongly by Donna Ockenden’s report. For me, what is completely unacceptable is…24 Jun 2026HANSARDNottingham Maternity and Neonatal ServicesI thank the hon. Lady for welcoming our decision about applying the duty of candour to future maternity reviews and inquiries, including those in Sussex and Leeds. We have always…24 Jun 2026