Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to put into practice the new measures on mental health set out in the Prime Minister's speech to the Charity Commission on 9 January 2017.

An Inter-Ministerial Group has been established to oversee the implementation of the new measures on mental health set out by the Prime Minister. These measures address a broad range of issues and therefore require a cross government response. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) plays a key role and will continue to work with the Department of Health, NHS England and our other partners to ensure the recommendations of the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health are implemented.

Improving our offer of support for people with mental health conditions will be integral to our approach. The government is investing in trials, proofs of concept and feasibility studies to test ways to provide specialist support for people with common mental health conditions and ensure that we are providing access to the most effective health support when it is needed.

We are making progress on the Independent Mental Health and Employers review, led by Dennis Stevenson and Paul Farmer. It will consider current best practice and seeks to engage with the full range of employers and individuals with lived experience in different sectors. The review will be published in summer 2017.

We are also taking forward the internal review of discrimination law in relation to mental health and work.

The other measures in the Prime Ministers speech are being led by relevant departments.