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Lord Winston (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 23 January 2025

Debate

Covid-19 Inquiry

Contribution

My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, pointedly raised the issue of mental health and the response to it in this report. The report emphasises the need for more research and better data collection, as well as development. I wonder whether the noble Baroness is aware that perhaps the most important cognitive science going on in this country is in the medical research units, which are few in number, with several hundred specialised scientists—among the best in the world, including Nobel Prize winners—who currently are concerned that their budget is being not increased but reduced. There is a serious risk that we will lose those staff, who are the best in the world. If we are to improve mental health, it is important to understand the phenotype as well as the basic causes of these conditions. They are too important to be ignored any longer.

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