Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 64686

Sure Start Programme

Tabled: 2 July 2025
Answered: 9 July 2025

Question

Tom Hayes

LabourBournemouth East

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the Institute for Fiscal Studies' report entitled The short- and medium-term effects of Sure Start on children’s outcomes,

Answer

Alison McGovern
The Institute for Fiscal Studies' report offers interesting insight into parental employment support provided through Sure Start. We will consider the findings and reflect on learning as part of DWPs key strategic aims. The Department is actively engaged ...

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