Oral Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
“If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 11 November 2026Answered: 17 November 2026
Asked by
Ayoub Khan
Independent — Birmingham Perry Barr
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Care (Stephen Kinnock)
As Lord Darzi’s independent investigation found, around 1 million people are waiting to access mental health services in England. This Government will fix our broken mental health services by recruiting 8,500 more mental health workers, providing access to specialist mental health professionals in every school and rolling out young futures hubs in every community.