How many baby boxes have been distributed in (a) Dundee and (b) the NHS Tayside area, in each year since the initiative was launched.

Answered Asked by Joe FitzPatrick SNP Lodged 3 Feb 2023

The question

To ask the Scottish Government how many baby boxes have been distributed in (a) Dundee and (b) the NHS Tayside area, in each year since the initiative was launched.

The answer

Answered by Clare Haughey on 8 Mar 2023 · 33 days after it was lodged, on time

Registration opened on 15 June 2017, and delivery of Baby Boxes nationwide began on 15 August 2017 for all babies born and resident in Scotland.
We are unable to give the number of Baby Boxes delivered in the Dundee local authority area as we only record numbers of Baby Boxes distributed by Health Board area. We can provide the number of boxes delivered in Tayside Health Board.
The total number issued in NHS Tayside up to 3 February 2023 is 17,735 Baby Boxes.
The total breakdown is provided below:
2017(15 August – 31 December)
1,587 Baby Boxes
2018
3,448 Baby Boxes
2019
3,461 Baby Boxes
2020
2,998 Baby Boxes
2021
2,941 Baby Boxes
2022
2,927 Baby Boxes
2023 (up to Friday 3 rd February)
373 Baby Boxes

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S6W-14811 by reference.