Oral Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
“If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 18 May 2023Answered: 25 May 2023
Asked by
Mr Alistair Carmichael
Liberal Democrat — Orkney and Shetland
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Answer from Hansard
The Prime Minister
The Conservative party failed to give children the support they need. The 10-year plan that we have put forward will rewire our NHS and transform mental health services, with 85 dedicated mental health A&E departments, giving 24/7 support; specialist mental health professionals in every school and college, benefiting 1 million young people this year alone; and an extra 8,500 mental health staff to tackle long waits. That is only possible because of the decisions that we took to invest in our NHS—decisions that the Conservatives opposed.