Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the availability of NHS support services for people with tic disorders, including Tourette syndrome; and what plans she has to increase specialist provision and reduce regional disparities in access to care.

I refer the Hon. Member to the answers provided on 3 March in response to Questions 114957 and 114958.

The Independent review into prevalence and support for mental health conditions, ADHD and autism, led by Professor Peter Fonagy, was published on 9 October, providing analysis and recommendations across a wide range of issues relating to the current scale of problems and needs in this area, and the current provision of services, including in relation to Tourette syndrome and other tic disorders.

The Government issued an initial response on the day of publication, but we will set out the full action we are taking in response to the review recommendations in our new Mental Health Strategy to be published later this year, including in relation to the issues raised by the Hon. Member. The response is available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-pledges-earlier-support-to-tackle-mental-health-crises