Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will remove the necessity for mothers to contact the Healthy Start Unit to inform them of the birth of their baby in order to receive Healthy Start vouchers and vitamins.

In order to determine continued eligibility for Healthy Start vouchers and vitamins, it is necessary for beneficiaries to contact the Healthy Start Issuing Unit (HSIU) to confirm their eligibility status. This is to ensure that beneficiaries are receiving the correct amount of vouchers per the number of children in the household.

Calls to the HSIU cost no more than calls to standard United Kingdom landline phone numbers. An e-mail contact form is also available.