Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how his plans for dedicated mental health professionals’ support for secondary schools relate to plans for mental health support teams for schools set out in the Green Paper for Transforming children and young people’s mental health, published in 2017.

The Department is working across the Government to deliver our commitment of a specialist mental health professional in every school. We need to ensure any support meets the needs of young people, teachers, parents, and carers which is why we are exploring a range of options. This includes existing programmes of support with evidence of a positive impact, such as Mental Health Support Teams in schools and colleges.