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Family Hubs: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions her Department (a) has had and (b) plans to have with stakeholders on the Best Start digital service.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
29 Aug 2025
Target answer date
2 Sept 2025
Answer
9 Sept 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 29 Aug 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions her Department (a) has had and (b) plans to have with stakeholders on the Best Start digital service.

  2. 2 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 9 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    ​​The Best Start in Life website, launched on 1 September. This is accessible at: https://www.beststartinlife.gov.uk/.​As development continues, the department is committed to ensuring the service is designed, positioned, and delivered in a way that meets...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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