Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 111498

Maternity Services and Paediatrics

Tabled: 6 February 2026
Answered: 16 February 2026

Question

Mr Luke Charters

LabourYork Outer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of support available to low-income families whose children require prolonged inpatient neonatal and paediatric care.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
The Government is committed to tackling child poverty and to raising the healthiest generation of children ever. Our Children, Our Future: Tackling Child Poverty was published on 5 December 2025 and set out a goal to reduce and alleviate the impact of chi...

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