Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to page 84 of Budget Report 2021, how much funding in total will be allocated to mental health services .

As highlighted in the Budget Report 2021, the 2020 Comprehensive Spending Review confirmed an additional £3 billion for the National Health Service in 2021/22, on top of the already agreed funding for the NHS Long Term Plan settlement, to support the NHS recovery from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

As part of that £3 billion, the NHS will receive around an additional £500 million in 2021/22, to address waiting times for mental health services, provide more people with mental health support and invest in the workforce.