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Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse
Monday 21st November 2016

(7 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Penny Mordaunt Portrait Penny Mordaunt
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We are spending more money on disability benefits, and we are doing more in terms of support, so I do not recognise the position that the hon. Lady outlines.

Luke Hall Portrait Luke Hall (Thornbury and Yate) (Con)
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23. The evidence is clear that work can be good for people’s health and particularly their mental health. Does my hon. Friend agree that the Government should be working with GPs and healthcare professionals to support people with mental health issues to stay in work or to get back into work as soon as possible after leaving employment?

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Yes, I do, which is why we have brought forward a Green Paper, and we will be consulting on it until February. In the meantime, where we can make progress and foster the local connections and relationships between employment support and healthcare professionals and others those individuals will need support from, we will do so, and the flexible support fund, which goes live in December, will do that.

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