Mental Health Education in Schools Debate

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Department: Department for Education

Mental Health Education in Schools

Graham Brady Excerpts
Monday 6th November 2017

(6 years, 4 months ago)

Westminster Hall
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Wera Hobhouse Portrait Wera Hobhouse
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The broad consensus in the Chamber on this subject is really welcome. Like the hon. Gentleman, I very much welcome the fact that the stigma about mental health is starting to go away and people can talk more openly about their issue, but helping young people requires resources. Norman Lamb, who was the initiator of an initiative called Future in Mind, secured funding, during the coalition Government, of £1.25 billion, to be spent over the next five years. That should amount to £250 million each year, but only £143 million was released in the first year of the programme, 2015-16. Should not we all in this Chamber urge the Minister to continue that commitment and the budget that was secured under the coalition Government?

Graham Brady Portrait Mr Graham Brady (in the Chair)
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Let me just remind the hon. Lady that her colleague should be referred to in the Chamber as the right hon. Member for North Norfolk, rather than by name.

Wera Hobhouse Portrait Wera Hobhouse
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I apologise, Mr Brady.