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Debate between Victoria Atkins and Edward Timpson(9 years, 4 months ago)
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Edward Timpson
The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right to raise the profile of this issue. We have to come to terms with the scale of the problem we are facing. I think that we are starting to wake up to that, but more action is required. For example, for the first time we now have a category of mental health for children with special educational needs and disabilities, and the CAMHS taskforce has done a great job in trying to understand how we can get a better level of identification, prevention and whole-service delivery so that children of all ages who, through no fault of their own, suffer from different levels of mental health problems get support when they need it, because the last thing we want is for that to affect not only their education chances, but their chances of having a successful and fulfilling life.
Victoria Atkins (Louth and Horncastle) (Con)
14. What steps her Department is taking to ensure that all children can access a good, local school.