Speeches by Dalton.

“Yes, and we are reviewing it on a regular basis.”

“It is a global issue in terms of the approach to vaccines, and we are working to build that up. We have identified that we need to target different areas, because different areas have different reasons for not hitting their targets. We have pilots in Birmingham—I cannot remember where else—about how we focus on those c…”

“One of the things that we have identified is what is stopping people from getting vaccines: the vast majority of those people are talking about a lack of access to them, so we have started to look at how we improve that. One of the key things that we have put in place is catch-up clinics in schools, GP practices and co…”

“We are actually making progress on implementing the strategy and improving uptake. The latest data from April ’24 to March ’25 shows that vaccination coverage for children aged 20 months has actually remained broadly stable, with improvements in some areas. In England, the uptake of the first dose of MMR at 24 months h…”

“A review is ongoing into the whole SEND and EHCP process. Susie, can you say more about what the Department for Education is doing around that?”

“That one day is really important!”

“Okay. It is concerning that that is the perception. One of the reasons we run Best Start family hubs as we do is that it is a joint programme between Health and Education, because we recognise that the two go hand in hand. That is important and why we approach it in that way. It is also why £126 million was announced f…”

“Absolutely. All of this is an iterative process. We keep our eye on what is going on. We get feedback from the industry, the charity sector and officials about what is actually being rolled out. I think it is unrealistic to expect them to do it in quicker than 18 months, but we are alert and we have regular meetings to…”

“At the moment, there is reporting. We have not put in place the targets at all, as yet. That is not for this Parliament. It is reporting on what their baskets are—what healthy food they sell. The incentive for them is that they have a higher health rating, because that is how people will judge where they go and buy the…”

“That is very much focusing on the Department for Education, so I will hand over to Susie, who has that information.”

“I also think, putting it into context, that although we are talking specifically about baby food in that instance, this is all part of a much bigger picture around what we are doing in terms of food. Today, we have announced the banning of the sale of energy drinks to under-16s, which I think is really important. We ha…”

“That is a matter for the Speaker and the parliamentary standards committee.”

“Obviously, commissioning health services is the responsibility of ICBs; they are best placed to know the requirements of their communities. We will see what happens when we finish the review of the health visitors, and how we best target that.”

“They always are. I never have a meeting with anyone without an official in the room and without the notes of that meeting being recorded.”

“Absolutely.”

“Right across DHSC, NHS England and the Department for Education, we are working to improve access to community health services, including speech and language therapy for children, because we do recognise that that can be improved. We are identifying examples of innovation and improvement, and what you described in Blac…”

“I do not have the specific timescale on that, but I can come back to you on it.”

“Well, we expect business to do that, because obviously, if they do not, they will face further measures. The conversations we have had with the industry suggest that they are willing to explore this. They want to do that in a co-operative way, and we are supporting them to do that.”

“Yes, so it might be worth you talking a little bit about that, but before we move on to that, I want to say that that is a specific piece of funding. Susie will be able to talk specifically about it, but we do want to make sure that we are supporting families to create a language-rich home environment. Family hubs will…”

“We are not going to be issuing a written report on that, but we do remain in conversation with the industry.”