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Illegal Migration Bill
Tuesday 7th March 2023

(1 year, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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The Secretary of State was asked—
Rachel Hopkins Portrait Rachel Hopkins (Luton South) (Lab)
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1. What steps he is taking to improve access to mental health services.

Jeff Smith Portrait Jeff Smith (Manchester, Withington) (Lab)
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18. What steps he is taking to improve access to mental health services.

Steve Barclay Portrait The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (Steve Barclay)
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We are investing an additional £2.3 billion a year by 2023-24 so that 2 million more people can access NHS-funded mental health support.

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Research by the Royal College of Psychiatrists shows that between July 2021 and July 2022, referrals to child and adolescent mental health services increased by 24%. Labour has set out a fully costed plan to recruit 8,500 new staff. Why have the Government failed to produce their own plan to recruit more mental health staff to reduce waiting times?

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We are recruiting more mental health workers, with 7,400 more full-time equivalents in September 2022 compared with September 2021. That reflects the significant additional funding we are providing—the extra £2.3 billion going in by 2023-24.

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