Written questions

Health Visitors: Children

Commons · Question 106977 · Tabled 20 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 28 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Dame Caroline Dinenage

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

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 28 Jan 2026

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...