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 KinnockThe 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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