Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Lord Darzi's Independent investigation of the NHS in England, published on 11 September 2004, what steps he is taking to address funding levels for children's health services.

The Government is committed to raising the healthiest generation of children ever. We will develop the role of neighbourhood health services to support children and young people in accessing high-quality holistic physical and mental health care in the community.

As part of the Government’s five long-term missions, we will launch a 10-Year Health Plan to reform the National Health Service, and make it fit for the future. The plan will set out a bold agenda to deliver on the three big shifts needed: moving healthcare from hospital to the community; from analogue to digital; and from sickness to prevention.

A core part of the development of the 10-Year Health Plan will be an extensive engagement exercise with the public, staff, stakeholders, including the Royal Colleges and others across the child health sector. Further details on how to get involved will be set out in the coming weeks.