Nutrition: Children
Commons · Question 121623 · Tabled 17 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 31 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to Answer of 16 March 2026 to Question 109953, what steps he is taking to support parents where food choices are primarily determined by cost and convenience rather than exposure to market
Answer
Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 31 Mar 2026
The Healthy Start Scheme helps to encourage a healthy diet for pregnant women, babies, and young children under four years old from very low-income households. In April 2026, the value of the weekly payments will increase by 10%. Pregnant women and childr...