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Babies: Health Services

Asked by Joe RobertsonConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 12 January 2026UIN 101594

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government intends to provide Start for Life funding to new local authority areas.

Answered by Ashley Dalton

The 10-Year Health Plan sets out an ambitious agenda to how we will improve the nation’s health by creating a new model of care that is fit for the future.

We recognise that local authorities are ambitious, seeking to deliver universal support to families and prevent escalating need. We are committed to delivering the 10-Year Health Plan ambition to match Healthy Babies, formerly Start for Life, to Best Start Family Hubs over the next decade.

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