Written questions

Healthy Start Scheme

Commons · Question 5723 · Tabled 12 Sep 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 8 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Connor Rand

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the take up of the Healthy Start Scheme.

Answer

Answered by Andrew Gwynne, 8 Oct 2024

The Government is committed to creating the healthiest generation of children ever, as set out in our Child Health Action Plan. The Healthy Start scheme was introduced in 2006 to encourage a healthy diet for pregnant women, babies, and young children unde...