Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 22825

Mental Health Services: Standards

Tabled: 8 January 2025
Answered: 17 January 2025

Question

Joe Robertson

Conservative — Isle of Wight East

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure access to mental health services in (a) England, (b) areas with fewer mental health services and (c) rural areas.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
Waiting lists for those referred for support are too high all across England, especially in areas with fewer mental health services, including for those in rural communities. People with mental health issues are not getting the support or care they deserv...
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