Business of the House Debate

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Department: Leader of the House

Business of the House

Martin Whitfield Excerpts
Thursday 5th September 2019

(4 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Jacob Rees-Mogg Portrait Mr Rees-Mogg
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This is obviously an important and worrying issue, and one where any policy initiatives that can be made to help to reduce the suicide rate ought to be made, but I think it is a suitable matter for the Backbench Business Committee.

Martin Whitfield Portrait Martin Whitfield (East Lothian) (Lab)
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My constituent Erin Campbell, who is our member of the Scottish Youth Parliament, runs the Keep in Mind mental health campaign to reduce the stigma of young people’s mental health and ask them to talk about it. If there is space next week, may we have a debate on the role of young people helping their own mental health through discussion and conversation?

Jacob Rees-Mogg Portrait Mr Rees-Mogg
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I think that fitting it in next week might prove a little difficult.