Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 106977

Health Visitors: Children

Tabled: 20 January 2026
Answered: 28 January 2026

Question

Dame Caroline Dinenage

ConservativeGosport

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of health visiting on the Government’s target of raising the healthiest generation of children ever.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
The Government is committed to raising the healthiest generation of children ever. The child health workforce, including health visiting teams, are central to how we support families to give their children the best start in life.Health visitors lead the H...

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