Question follow-through · 43061
Healthy Start Scheme: South Shields
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many families receive Healthy Start in South Shields.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 1 Apr 2025
- Target answer date
- 8 Apr 2025
- Answer
- 8 Apr 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Votes on this topic
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- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
1 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many families receive Healthy Start in South Shields.
8 Apr 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
8 Apr 2025
Answer published
The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) operates the Healthy Start scheme on behalf of the Department. Monthly figures on the number of people on the digital Healthy Start scheme are published on the NHS Healthy Start website, which is available at t...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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