Oral Question·Women and Equalities
“If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 10 February 2022Answered: 23 February 2022
Asked by
Jessica Morden
Labour — Newport East
Answering Minister
the Minister for Women and Equalities
Answer from Hansard
The Prime Minister
The hon. Gentleman will have heard my response to my hon. Friend the Member for Bishop Auckland (Sam Rushworth) a moment ago; I say again that what happened to his constituents is unacceptable, and we will give the answer as soon as we can. In the meantime, the hon. Member asks what is happening. We are getting on with recruiting 6,700 additional NHS mental health staff, we are building 85 new dedicated mental health emergency departments, and we have boosted NHS spending on mental health by almost £700 million.