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Family Hubs

Asked by Tom HayesLabourDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 9 September 2025UIN 72778

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has considered commissioning (a) medium- and (b) long-term studies to monitor the effectiveness of Best Start Family Hubs.

Answered by Josh MacAlister

Ensuring every child has the best start in life and the chance to achieve and to thrive are the foundation stones of the government’s Opportunity Mission.

Monitoring and evaluation will be a crucial component of the programme from the beginning. Planning is ongoing, but we expect it to include continue robust monitoring and evaluation.

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