Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 127341

Health Visitors: Children

Tabled: 14 April 2026
Answered: 22 April 2026

Question

Mr Will Forster

Liberal DemocratWoking

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his department has to tackle the decline in the number of health visits to families with young children.

Answer

Mrs Sharon Hodgson
The number of health visits which must be offered to families in England has remained the same since 2015, with additional support provided according to need. Families must be offered at least five health visits, with four of these taking place post birth...

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