Written questions

Healthy Start Scheme

Commons · Question 1661 · Tabled 15 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 26 May 2026

Question

Asked by Mary Glindon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the NHS Business Services Authority is taking to ensure independent shopkeepers and convenience store staff (a) are aware of NHS Healthy Start cards and (b) enable all eligible families

Answer

Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 26 May 2026

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA), who delivers the scheme on behalf of the Department, has created a public toolkit specifically for retailers, inclusive of independent shopkeepers and convenience store staff, to help them promote the scheme t...