Oral Answers to Questions

Louise Haigh Excerpts

Tuesday 19th December 2017 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

The challenge is of single-sentence questions and answers.

[Louise Haigh (Sheffield, Heeley) (Lab)]

You may recall, Mr Speaker, that I raised earlier in the year the issue of a private mental health hospital in my constituency where a young woman had MRSA and was infecting staff and patients. Since then, there have been numerous inspections in relation to children having access to ligatures and medicines in order to overdose. Will the Secretary of State commit to a policy to ensure that no child or young person is placed in a mental health facility that is deemed unsafe?

[The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (Jackie Doyle-Price)]

I commend the hon. Lady for raising this issue, which she and I have met to discuss before. She is right to highlight the ongoing inspections and issues, and I have written to her to offer to discuss the matter with her again. It is absolutely unacceptable that anybody is placed in a facility that is deemed unsafe.