| Heading: |
Healthy Start Scheme |
| Question ID: |
1795916 |
| UIN: |
47096 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-04-22 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5279 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Jayne Kirkham
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| Asking Member handle: |
jaynekirkham4
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@jaynekirkham4
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of training convenience store staff and managers on the (a) administration and (b) acceptance of NHS Healthy Start cards. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-04-28 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4981 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Ashley Dalton
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| Answering Member handle: |
AshleyDalton_MP
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@AshleyDalton_MP
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| Answer text: |
The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) runs the Healthy Start scheme on behalf of the Department. Retailers do not need to register to be part of the Healthy Start scheme. Retailers can accept Healthy Start card payments where they sell eligible Hea... |
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| Answering body ID: |
17 |
| Answering body name: |
Department of Health and Social Care |
| Tweeted: |
true |