21-07-2025
Wishaw MSP welcomes new Baby Box figures for North Lanarkshire
Almost 40,000 Baby Boxes have been delivered across NHS Lanarkshire since the scheme was introduced in 2017.
Motherwell and Wishaw MSP Clare Adamson has welcomed new figures that show 39,619 Baby Boxes have been delivered across NHS Lanarkshire since the scheme was introduced in 2017.
In Scotland, every newborn is entitled to a box containing essential items intended to make sure that every child has the best possible start in life.
In total, 346,959 boxes have now been distributed to parents across Scotland since the project's inception.
Ms Adamson said: 'It's remarkable that nearly 40,000 Baby Boxes have been delivered to families across NHS Lanarkshire since the SNP government launched the initiative in 2017.
'The Baby Box is just one element of the SNP's broader commitment to supporting families from the very beginning.
This includes providing 1,140 hours of free early learning and childcare for all three and four-year-olds, as well as eligible two-year-olds, and giving families greater financial security through the abolition of the two-child benefit cap and the introduction of the Scottish Child Payment.
Thanks to SNP policies like these, Scotland stands out as the best place in the UK to start and raise a family.
