Healthy Start Scheme: Migrants
Lords · Question HL15704 · Tabled 18 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 30 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Lord Bird
To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to publish the outcome of the consultation of the extension of Healthy Start to children from families with no recourse to public funds; and whether they have set a timeline for making that extension a statut
Answer
Answered by Baroness Merron, 30 Mar 2026
The Government is committed to giving every child the best start in life. The Department is currently considering options on this issue, and further information will be available in due course.