Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 107833

Insomnia: Mental Health Services

Tabled: 22 January 2026
Answered: 2 February 2026

Question

Manuela Perteghella

Liberal DemocratStratford-on-Avon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has he made of the potential implications for his policies of regional variation in access to cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBTi) across England.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
No such assessment has been made. It is for local integrated care boards to decide whether treatments such as cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia should be offered to their local populations as a treatment for insomnia.NHS Talking Therapies for anx...

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