"Does the right hon. Gentleman agree that it is not good enough simply to understand an experience—because it affects someone close to us—when it is part of day-to-day life for the most vulnerable people? In Plymouth we have someone who is intimately involved in the system, and whose daughter is …..." Johnny Mercer - View Speech
"I wholeheartedly agree with the hon. Lady about that. This week, in Plymouth we have been running a campaign called “Talk Don’t Suffer”, in conjunction with The Herald. I pay tribute to the Plymouth Herald for what it has done. Getting people to come forward and printing their stories …..." Johnny Mercer - View Speech
"1. What steps his Department has taken to ensure that public health grants are spent only on public health responsibilities...." Johnny Mercer - View Speech
"In 2014-15, my city of Plymouth received £47 per head. Portsmouth, which is statistically healthier, received £77 and Kensington and Chelsea got £136. I absolutely understand that this is a legacy issue with the funding formula, and the Government are committed to dealing with it, but I cannot stress enough …..." Johnny Mercer - View Speech
"I thank the hon. Member for Liverpool, Wavertree (Luciana Berger) for bringing forward this debate. I truly believe that mental health is the social challenge of our generation. Suicide is now the biggest killer of young men under 50 in Britain. Today, 17 of our fellow men and women in …..." Johnny Mercer - View Speech
"I completely agree, and I draw my hon. Friend’s attention to the comment made by our right hon. Friend the Member for North Somerset (Dr Fox) on how important it is to ensure that CCGs ring-fence the funding so that we get the parity of esteem that I am trying …..." Johnny Mercer - View Speech
"Madam Deputy Speaker, I was going to share the time with the hon. Member for East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow (Dr Cameron)...." Johnny Mercer - View Speech
"Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I apologise—I spoke to Mr Speaker before you took the Chair.
I thank the hon. Member for East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow for giving me a few minutes of her allocated time, and offer my sincere thanks to her for bringing what the Prime Minister …..." Johnny Mercer - View Speech
"Absolutely, and when we have more time, we might discuss specific projects looking at what normal is and that process. That is an important part of this.
I could inevitably speak all night on this issue, but I will not. In preparation for tonight, I stayed up most of last …..." Johnny Mercer - View Speech
"Mental health and the time lag involved is increasingly well publicised, and people are becoming more aware of it, but we have a long way to go on that and we see that on a daily basis.