Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he will publish the consultation on broadening the Healthy Start Scheme to British children under the age of four from families with no recourse to public funds.

The Department has committed to consulting on bringing the interim scheme for British children under the age of four from families with no recourse to public funds to access the Healthy Start scheme into legislation. The consultation is planned for this Winter.