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HANSARD Abuse and Deaths in Secure Mental Health UnitsI want to reassure hon. and right hon. Members across the House that mental health is not seen as a poor relation by this Government. We are investing record levels of funding in…03 Nov 2022HANSARD Abuse and Deaths in Secure Mental Health UnitsI take the hon. Lady’s points. Indeed, legislation on the use of restraint has recently come in, which would have influenced some of the actions that perhaps happened previously.…03 Nov 2022HANSARD Abuse and Deaths in Secure Mental Health UnitsThe Secretary of State will be having discussions around the autumn statement with colleagues not just in local government but across Departments. The failings that we have seen…03 Nov 2022HANSARD Abuse and Deaths in Secure Mental Health UnitsAs I said in my opening remarks, the trust is taking a number of steps urgently to improve its services, from investing £5 million on reducing ligature risks right through to…03 Nov 2022HANSARD Abuse and Deaths in Secure Mental Health UnitsI thank my hon. Friend for his comprehensive question about the issues we face. He is absolutely right to say that systemic failings were identified, and as I have said, at this…03 Nov 2022HANSARDBlack Maternal Health Awareness Week 2022My right hon. Friend is absolutely right. Although Five X More does its surveys about the experience of women, the data on outcomes is very delayed. When we put measures in place,…02 Nov 2022HANSARDBlack Maternal Health Awareness Week 2022It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gray. I thank the hon. Member for Streatham (Bell Ribeiro-Addy) for securing this debate. As she highlighted, we had a…02 Nov 2022HANSARDMental Health ServicesThe NHS long-term plan commits to investing at least an additional £2.3 billion a year by the next financial year to expand and transform mental health services in England. That…01 Nov 2022HANSARDMental Health ServicesI thank my hon. Friend, who raises a good point. He does a huge amount of campaigning in Harrogate and Knaresborough on this issue. We recognise there can be long waits for…01 Nov 2022HANSARDMental Health ServicesThe Government actually started working on the plans around delayed discharges this summer, because of course they affect mental health services. They also affect a range of acute…01 Nov 2022HANSARDMental Health ServicesOf course we apologise for the cases that we have seen; anyone who watched some of those programmes will have seen the distressing and unacceptable care. I am the Minister with…01 Nov 2022HANSARDEndometriosisGynaecological conditions, including endometriosis, are a priority in the women’s health strategy, which we published in the summer. We are committed to improving care for women…01 Nov 2022HANSARDEndometriosisI thank the hon. Lady for her question. The Government introduced the first women’s health strategy to make issues such as endometriosis a high priority. Of course it will take…01 Nov 2022HANSARDEndometriosisMy hon. Friend campaigned hard for the CDC in Hinckley and I am glad that he has been successful. Community diagnostic centres will provide a range of tests to speed up the…01 Nov 2022HANSARDMental Health Treatment Waiting TimesI thank the hon. Lady for her campaign on this issue. I am very sorry to hear of the tragic case of Charley Patterson. We recognise that, particularly with the pandemic, there has…01 Nov 2022HANSARDMental Health Treatment Waiting TimesWaiting time targets for adult talking therapies were exceeded in 2021-22, with 91.1% accessing those services within six weeks and 98.6% within 18 weeks.01 Nov 2022HANSARDMental Health Treatment Waiting TimesI have highlighted that there are additional pressures—more children and young people are coming forward with mental health conditions—but I assure the hon. Gentleman that we are…01 Nov 2022HANSARDMental Health Treatment Waiting TimesI agree and we are taking action now. Our aim is to expand the mental health workforce by an additional 27,000 healthcare professionals by 2023-24. We have already seen an…01 Nov 2022HANSARDMental Health Treatment Waiting TimesMy hon. Friend makes a good point. We have introduced standards to measure waiting times because the situation is very diverse across the country. NHS England is consulting on…01 Nov 2022HANSARDMenopauseThe hon. Lady is right about the lack of awareness. Awareness is increasing through her campaign and the campaigns of many others. That is why we are seeing a significant rise in…01 Nov 2022