Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of further funding for Family Hubs to restore integrated early support for children and families.

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.

The government has committed to provide funding for all local authorities to deliver Best Start Family Hubs, backed by over £500 million, to help families in every part of the country. The rollout will deliver up to 1,000 Best Start Family Hubs nationwide by the end of 2028, reaching an estimated additional 500,000 children.

As of March 2025, there are over 600 Family Hubs across the 88 funded local authorities.