Andrew Bridgen – 2022 Parliamentary Question on the Government’s Healthy Start Scheme

The parliamentary question asked by Andrew Bridgen, the Conservative MP for North West Leicestershire, in the House of Commons on 28 November 2022.

Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con)

What steps is my right hon. Friend taking to promote the Government’s Healthy Start scheme, and to ensure that eligible families receive the vouchers to which they are entitled?

Gillian Keegan

I thank my hon. Friend for his question. The Healthy Start scheme, on which we are working with the Department of Health and Social Care, delivers healthy foods and milk for women over 10 weeks’ pregnant or anyone with a child under four. Beyond this, our investment in families is very important, and we are also investing £300 million in the Start for Life family hubs, which will complement all of the others. We will of course make sure that people are aware of all the schemes in those family hubs.