Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 21068

Mental Health Services: Finance

Tabled: 18 December 2024
Answered: 6 January 2025

Question

Dr Neil Hudson

ConservativeEpping Forest

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of (a) the adequacy of funding for mental health services and (b) the potential impact of the level of that funding on waiting lists for such services.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
Adequate funding for mental health services is important. While funding for reforms and improvements to mental health services will be decided at the Spending Review, the Autumn Budget provided an extra £26 million to open new mental health crisis centres...

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