Question follow-through · 126915
Healthy Start Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department last reviewed the income thresholds for the Healthy Start scheme, and whether it will conduct an updated review given concerns that thresholds have not been revised for nearly a
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 13 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 15 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 20 Apr 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Recorded timeline
13 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department last reviewed the income thresholds for the Healthy Start scheme, and whether it will conduct an updated review given concerns that thresholds have not been revised for nearly a
15 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
20 Apr 2026
Answer published
The Government has taken action to strengthen support through Healthy Start. From April 2026, an increase to the weekly payments has been implemented, which means pregnant women and children aged under four years old and over one years old each receive £4...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Pharmacy: Wellington Medical Centre
3 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason the NHS pharmaceutical service at Wellington Medical Centre was removed from the pharmaceutical list; and whether that removal was processed under Regulation (a) 25 and (b) 26A of t
Pharmacy
3 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of commissioning a national review of governance arrangements for changes to NHS pharmaceutical lists.
Dental Services: Somerset
4 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timetable is for increasing available Units of Dental Activity in Somerset.
NHS Trusts: Electronic Messaging
10 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to implement a digital-first communications approach across NHS trusts.
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29 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has undertaken any recent review of the pricing structures for CPAP consumables, including plastic and silicone face masks.
Orthopaedics
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Orthopaedics
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NHS: Postal Services
2 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of NHS patient communications continue to be sent by post nationally, and the estimated cost of printing and posting these communications.
Patients: Privacy
13 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has undertaken a recent review of patient confidentiality and safeguarding arrangements in NHS inpatient wards; and whether he will consider introducing enhanced privacy meas