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Jeff Smith

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Glasgow School of Art
Tuesday 19th June 2018

(5 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Steve Barclay Portrait Stephen Barclay
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I am happy to agree to meet my hon. Friend.

Jeff Smith Portrait Jeff Smith (Manchester, Withington) (Lab)
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Last November, the Health Secretary committed to ending out-of-area mental health placements by 2020, but the number of people placed more than 100 km from their home rose by 65% over the past year. The earlier response from the Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, the hon. Member for Thurrock (Jackie Doyle-Price), was no answer, so what are the Government actually going to do to turn the situation around?

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There are record numbers of tier 4 beds, and we are putting record amounts of money into mental health.

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