Oral QuestionDepartment of Health and Social Care

What steps he is taking to improve mental health services for children.

Tabled: 19 December 2024Answered: 7 January 2025

Asked by

Graeme Downie

LabourDunfermline and Dollar

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

Answer from Hansard

The Minister for Secondary Care (Karin Smyth)

The delivery of mental health services for children in Scotland is the responsibility of the Scottish Government. I hope that they will make the best use of the boost from the recent Budget to invest in mental health services. In England, we will support children and young people earlier by providing access to a specialist mental health professional in every school and rolling out Young Futures hubs in every community. We will also cut waiting times by recruiting 8,500 more workers across children and adult mental health services.