Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions her Department (a) has had and (b) plans to have with stakeholders on the Best Start digital service.

​​The Best Start in Life website, launched on 1 September. This is accessible at: https://www.beststartinlife.gov.uk/.

​As development continues, the department is committed to ensuring the service is designed, positioned, and delivered in a way that meets the needs of parents and families. To date, discussions have taken place with officials across Whitehall and parents have been engaged directly through user research. We will broaden this engagement, including with local authorities and other key stakeholders, and continue to conduct further user research to ensure the service is responsive, effective and accessible to those who will benefit most.​