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Healthy Start Scheme: North Herefordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of eligible families were in receipt of Healthy Start in North Herefordshire constituency on 9 June 2025.

answeredDr Ellie ChownsDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
9 Jun 2025
Target answer date
11 Jun 2025
Answer
16 Jun 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 9 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of eligible families were in receipt of Healthy Start in North Herefordshire constituency on 9 June 2025.

  2. 11 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 16 Jun 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 ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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