Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 99751
Babies: Health Services
Tabled: 15 December 2025
Answered: 7 January 2026
Question
Stuart Andrew
Conservative — Daventry
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on child development outcomes of not matching Start for Life funding with the expansion of Best Start Family Hubs.
Answer
Ashley DaltonWe are committed to delivering the 10-Year Health Plan ambition to match Healthy Babies, formerly Start for Life, to Best Start Family Hubs over the next decade.There is strong evidence that the 1,001 days from pregnancy to the age of two years old set th...
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