Scheduled Event -
Tuesday 10th February
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Oral questions - Main Chamber
Whether the learning from the results of the Better Start longitudinal programmes will become pregnancy and early years policy and be implemented
MP: Baroness ThorntonSpeech in Lords Chamber - Tue 10 Feb 2026 Better Start Longitudinal Programmes
"To ask His Majesty’s Government whether, and if so when and how, the learning from the results of the Better Start longitudinal programmes will become pregnancy and early years policy and be implemented...." Baroness Thornton - View Speech
"I thank the Minister for that and declare an interest: my sister, Gill Thornton, is the director of Better Start Bradford, which is part of the £250 million programme funded by the National Lottery, with local funding too, for the last 10 years. The model, which places children and family …..." Baroness Thornton - View Speech
"My Lords, it is wonderful to follow the great maiden speech of my noble friend Lord Duvall—Len, to the rest of us—and I am proud to welcome another Labour and Co-op member to your Lordships’ House.