Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many officials are assigned to work on the Ministerial Group on family support for conception to age two from the (a) Office of the Leader of the House of Commons, (b) HM Treasury, (c) Department for Work and Pensions, (d) Department for Education, (e) Department of Health and Social Care and (f) Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

Members of the Ministerial Group have met informally to discuss the work of the group and to hear from experts and the Chair also meets with members of the group individually. The Group has met twice formally since its inception in July 2018, once in November 2018 and once in February 2019.

The Ministerial Group Chair is supported by a private secretary who has portfolio responsibility from within the Office of the Leader of the House of Commons. The secretariat function for the Early Years Family Support Ministerial Group is provided by the Economic and Domestic Affairs Secretariat in the Cabinet Office. The group draws on resources from HM Treasury, Department for Work and Pensions, Department for Education, Department for Health and Social Care, the Ministry of Housing, Communications, and Local Government, and Home Office.