Question follow-through · 44824
Healthy Start Scheme: Ribble Valley
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of eligible families are receiving Healthy Start in Ribble Valley constituency.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 7 Apr 2025
- Target answer date
- 22 Apr 2025
- Answer
- 23 Apr 2025 · 16 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
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- 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
7 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of eligible families are receiving Healthy Start in Ribble Valley constituency.
22 Apr 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
23 Apr 2025
Answer published
The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) operates the Healthy Start scheme on behalf of the Department. Monthly figures for the number of people on the digital Healthy Start scheme are published on the NHS Healthy Start website, which is available at ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Clinical Trials
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Care Homes
13 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Care Quality Commission on whether the increase in the level of NHS-funded nursing care has increased the quality of care provided in care homes.
Care Homes: Employers' Contributions
13 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of changes to employer National Insurance contributions on care home providers.
Mental Health Services: Hospital Beds
13 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the availability of beds in psychiatric intensive care units in (a) Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust and (b) other NHS trusts.
Autism: Health Services
26 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to (a) increase the provision of and (b) improve autism services in (i) Ribble Valley constituency and (ii) Lancashire.
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Prescriptions: Fees and Charges
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Medical Equipment: Procurement
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Infant Mortality
10 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what targets his Department has on reducing inequalities in (a) baby deaths and (b) pregnancy loss.
Maternity Services
21 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure pregnant women’s access to birthing choice is protected.