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Baroness Merron (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 10 February 2026

Debate

Better Start Longitudinal Programmes

Contribution

This will not be a top-down approach. We are ensuring that Best Start Family Hubs and Healthy Babies are in every local authority area. That is a major development, because from April it will reach more than 500,000 more children. It will also help us transition to neighbourhood health services. However, all of this will, as ever, be more successful by working together with other groups, including third-sector organisations such as BRITE Box.

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