Baby boxes reach 1,000 every week

An average of 1,000 baby boxes a week have been delivered to parents of newborns in the first year of the programme.

The Scottish Government said 52,065 baby boxes had been gifted to date, with an 85 per cent uptake by parents.

The latest survey showed 100 per cent satisfaction with the box, which contains items including clothing, a comforter toy and a play mat.

The projected cost of the initiative was £8 million for 2017/18, rising to £8.8m for each of the following three years.