Oral Question·Treasury
“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 1 December 2021Answered: 7 December 2021
Asked by
Sarah Green
Liberal Democrat — Chesham and Amersham
Answering Minister
the Chancellor of the Exchequer
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Care (Stephen Kinnock)
I know this is an important issue for the hon. Member from the meeting we had about it last year. This Government are supporting local providers by recruiting an additional 8,500 mental health workers by the end of this Parliament. We are also expanding NHS talking therapies and piloting six new 24/7 neighbourhood mental health centres, including Hope Haven serving Whitehaven and rural Copeland.