Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Alistair Burt and John Pugh

Tuesday 5th January 2016 Commons Chamber

[Alistair Burt]

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. I have talked more than once at this Dispatch Box about the variation in performance on different issues around the country. Two or three things will help. On funding and resources, there is a better tracking system to make sure that money that goes into children and young persons’ mental health services will be spent appropriately. More money is going into that. Equally, a children and young persons’ mental health improvement team is working across the national health service to make sure that those variations are evened out so that good practice in the best areas becomes the practice of all.

[John Pugh (Southport) (LD)]

T1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.