Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 76365

Mental Health Services: Foster Care

Tabled: 10 September 2025
Answered: 7 October 2025

Question

Liz Jarvis

Liberal DemocratEastleigh

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure children in foster care are provided access to mental health support.

Answer

Josh MacAlister
Children in foster care should be provided with access to mental health support at home and at school.The National Minimum Standards for fostering sets out that children should ‘live in a healthy environment where their physical, emotional and psychologic...

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