Oral Question·Department of Health and Social Care
“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 5 February 2025Answered: 11 February 2025
Asked by
Vikki Slade
Liberal Democrat — Mid Dorset and North Poole
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Answer from Hansard
Wes Streeting
The hon. Member is absolutely right to put the spotlight on paediatric health. Mental health is important for children and young people, but physical health is too. This Government are committed to dramatically reducing waiting lists and returning to the 18-week standard by the end of this Parliament, but we should aim to go even harder after those childhood waiting lists, because many children waiting in pain and agony are losing valuable years of their childhood that they will never get back.