Written questions

Healthy Start Scheme

Commons · Question 1662 · 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 progress his Department has made on writing to households who are eligible but not registered for the NHS Healthy Start programme; and what his Department's planned timeline is for completing

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...