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1697534

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Healthy Start Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much her Department spent on the Healthy Start Scheme in the (a) 2021-22 and (b) 2022-23 financial year.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	19621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2024 answer text <p>The cost of operating the Healthy Start scheme was £78,148,555 in 2021/22 and £78,761,339 in 2022/23.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 27/03/2024 16:28:39 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom previous answer version 25900 answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1697540

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Healthy Start Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will have discussions with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the potential merits of automatically enrolling eligible people in the Healthy Start scheme.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	19623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>There are no plans for specific discussions on this point. The NHS Business Services Authority operates the Healthy Start scheme on behalf of the Department. The Healthy Start scheme has recently transitioned from paper vouchers to a prepaid card. All applicants to the Healthy Start scheme, where they meet the eligibility criteria set out in the Healthy Start legislation, must accept the terms and conditions of the prepaid card at the point of application. As the prepaid card is a financial product and cannot be issued without the applicant accepting these terms, the NHS Business Services Authority is not able to automatically provide eligible families with a prepaid card.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 25/03/2024 15:13:45 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1697568

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Healthy Start Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the correspondence from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Public Health, Start for Life and Primary Care to the hon. Member for South Shields of December 2023, whether her Department has received personal identifiable data from the Department for Work and Pensions on people who are eligible for Healthy Start.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	19624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The Department of Health and Social Care does not receive personal data from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) on those eligible for the Healthy Start scheme. The NHS Business Services Authority (NHS BSA) runs the scheme on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care. The Department is continuing to work closely with the NHS BSA and the DWP, in order for the NHS BSA to receive the personal data held by the DWP for those potentially eligible citizens, as soon as possible. The NHS BSA will use this data to reach out to those eligible, who are not currently in receipt of Healthy Start, to encourage them to apply for the Healthy Start scheme.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 19625 question first answered 26/03/2024 16:58:05 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom previous answer version 25901 answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1697570

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Healthy Start Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the correspondence from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Public Health, Start for Life and Primary Care to the hon. Member for South Shields of December 2023, for what purpose her Department requested personal identifiable data from the Department for Work and Pensions on people who are eligible for Healthy Start.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	19625
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The Department of Health and Social Care does not receive personal data from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) on those eligible for the Healthy Start scheme. The NHS Business Services Authority (NHS BSA) runs the scheme on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care. The Department is continuing to work closely with the NHS BSA and the DWP, in order for the NHS BSA to receive the personal data held by the DWP for those potentially eligible citizens, as soon as possible. The NHS BSA will use this data to reach out to those eligible, who are not currently in receipt of Healthy Start, to encourage them to apply for the Healthy Start scheme.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 19624 question first answered 26/03/2024 16:58:05 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom previous answer version 25902 answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1682057

registered interest
date	15/01/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Healthy Start Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the ability of low-income families to access the NHS Healthy Start scheme.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	9386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>The Healthy Start scheme helps to encourage a healthy diet for pregnant women, babies and young children under four from low-income households who are in receipt of qualifying benefits. In December 2023, uptake for the Healthy Start scheme was 73%.</p><p>Systems are in place to help eligible families apply for and access the scheme. The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) is committed to increasing uptake of the Healthy Start scheme as much as possible to ensure all children have a healthy start in life. NHSBSA actively promotes the Healthy Start scheme through its digital channels and has created free tools to help stakeholders promote the scheme. There is an online application process, allowing for quick outcomes to applications, as well as a helpline to assist with the application process or general questions.</p><p>The eligibility criteria for the Healthy Start scheme are kept under continuous review.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 22/01/2024 09:35:39 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1677934

registered interest
date	13/12/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Healthy Start Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2023 to Question 4438 on Healthy Start Scheme: Expenditure, whether Healthy Start costs have now been published.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	6810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>The Department’s Annual Report and Accounts for 2021/22 are due to be published by the end of January 2024. Healthy Start costs will be available following this publication.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 19/12/2023 16:59:44 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1673954

registered interest
date	29/11/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Healthy Start Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much her Department spent on the Healthy Start Scheme in the 2022-23 financial year.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	4438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2023 answer text <p>2022-23 financial year spend information is subject to the upcoming DHSC Annual Report and Accounts publication, which is due to be published imminently. Healthy Start costs will be available following this publication.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 11/12/2023 16:38:00 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom previous answer version 5564 answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1663481

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Healthy Start Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of recipients of Healthy Start paper vouchers have not re-enrolled via the online registration system.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	201335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2023 answer text <p>The NHS Business Services Authority estimate that as of 15 October 2023 there were 20,500 households which previously were in receipt of paper vouchers which have not successfully applied to the NHS Healthy Start prepaid card scheme. This is around 7% of the 286,791 households that were in receipt of paper vouchers in August 2021. The 7% figure includes households that are no longer eligible to apply for the Healthy Start scheme.</p><p> </p><p>In September 2023, uptake for the Healthy Start scheme was 68.2%. Uptake of the fully digitised scheme is higher than the previous paper voucher scheme. Healthy Start now supports around 367,000 beneficiaries.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 20/10/2023 13:58:04 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien previous answer version 98353 answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1661740

registered interest
date	19/09/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Healthy Start Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many beneficiaries in receipt of healthy start payments have no recourse to public funds but are eligible through having British children as of 19 September 2023.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Andrew Western
uin	200329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>As of 19 September 2023, there are 41 beneficiaries in receipt of payments from the temporary extension to the Healthy Start scheme.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 16/10/2023 09:53:39 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4979 label Biography information for Andrew Western

1660449

registered interest
date	13/09/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Healthy Start Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Healthy Start scheme.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	199416
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>In June 2022, the Department commissioned a 30-month evaluation of the Healthy Start scheme in England through the National Institute for Health and Care Research.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 18/09/2023 15:35:55 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi