Question follow-through · 66723

Family Hubs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's policy paper entitled Giving every child the best start in life, published on 7 July 2025, how many best start family hubs are planned to be operational by April 2026.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
10 Jul 2025
Target answer date
14 Jul 2025
Answer
23 Jul 2025 · 13 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 10 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's policy paper entitled Giving every child the best start in life, published on 7 July 2025, how many best start family hubs are planned to be operational by April 2026.

  2. 14 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 23 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    On 7 July 2025, the government published ‘Giving every child the Best Start in Life’. This outlines the government’s commitment to deliver a new Best Start Family Service to bring together parenting, healthcare and education support services, as well as c...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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