Oral Question·Treasury
“What recent fiscal steps he has taken to help reduce the level of economic inequality between the north and south of England.”
Tabled: 13 March 2024Answered: 19 March 2024
Asked by
Kim Johnson
Labour — Liverpool Riverside
Answering Minister
the Chancellor of the Exchequer
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.