Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 74817

Eating Disorders: Mental Health Services

Tabled: 3 September 2025
Answered: 22 September 2025

Question

Sir Andrew Mitchell

ConservativeSutton Coldfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce the time taken to provide treatment for people with an eating disorder.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
In 2024/25, we provided £106 million in funding to children’s eating disorder services, an increase of £10 million over 2023/24. This increase is helping clinicians to support more young people. Between April and June 2025, 3,138 children and young people...

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