Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing access to soy-based milk formulae.
Answer
At present the legislation governing the Healthy Start Scheme allows for the purchase of cow’s milk and infant formula based on cow’s milk. The Department is currently considering this position. Beneficiaries in receipt of Healthy Start can purchase extra fruit and vegetables if they are unable to drink cow’s milk or infant formula based on cow’s milk. Infant formulas can be prescribed by general practitioners for a range of clinical indications.