Question follow-through · 105318
Babies: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make a comparative assessment of the outcomes for children in the critical 1,001 days in (a) areas with Best Start Family Hubs and Healthy Babies and (b) areas without Best Start Family
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 13 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 15 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 21 Jan 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
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Recorded timeline
13 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make a comparative assessment of the outcomes for children in the critical 1,001 days in (a) areas with Best Start Family Hubs and Healthy Babies and (b) areas without Best Start Family
15 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
21 Jan 2026
Answer published
Children’s early years are crucial to their development, health, and life chances. Prioritising quality support during the critical 1,001 days offers a real opportunity to improve outcomes, reduce health disparities, and deliver on our ambition to raise t...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Children's Play: Health Services
1 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Integrated Care Boards have (a) adopted and (b) begun implementation of NHS England and Starlight's Play Well Toolkit.