Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 42934

Mental Health Services: Finance

Tabled: 31 March 2025
Answered: 23 April 2025

Question

Joe Robertson

ConservativeIsle of Wight East

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has produced an impact assessment on the potential impact of reducing the proportion of the NHS budget allocated to mental health services.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
For 2025/26, mental health spending is forecast to amount to £15.6 billion. This represents a significant spending uplift of £320 million in real terms on mental health compared to the previous financial year.In addition, integrated care boards are foreca...

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