Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 32599

Psychiatric Hospitals: Autism and Learning Disability

Tabled: 21 February 2025
Answered: 3 March 2025

Question

Joe Robertson

Conservative — Isle of Wight East

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to monitor progress on reducing the number of people with a learning disability and autism in mental health hospitals.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
The Mental Health Bill, introduced in the House of Lords on 6 November 2024, proposes a package of measures to ensure people with a learning disability and autistic people get the support they need in the community, improving care and keeping people out o...
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