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HANSARD Mental Health: Parity of EsteemIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Hobhouse. I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Blaydon and Consett (Liz Twist) for securing this important debate,…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARD Mental Health: Parity of EsteemI thank the hon. Gentleman for mentioning the wraparound care in Winchester citizens advice bureau. We need the local health ecosystem to partner with initiatives in the voluntary…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARD Mental Health: Parity of EsteemMy hon. Friend is absolutely right; this is a great pilot, and there are some real, huge successes. The Government must learn from the impact that the hubs will have, and of…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARD Mental Health: Parity of EsteemI absolutely agree. That is the responsibility of the ICBs, which have been informed that they must make sure that waiting lists come down. We know that we need to go further. We…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARD Isle of Wight Dementia Patients: Discharge to Mainland Care HomesI am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Isle of Wight West (Richard Quigley) for raising this very important issue, and I recognise the deeply concerning experiences that…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDSuicide Prevention StrategyYes. This Government have already recruited 8,500 mental health support workers, and more than 10,000 schools already have a mental health support worker. There is much more to…09 Jun 2026HANSARDMen’s Mental Health Care: North-west EnglandI thank the hon. Gentleman for raising that important issue. We of course must not overlook the needs of farmers. Our men’s health strategy has invested an extra £3.6 million in…09 Jun 2026HANSARDCross-border HealthcareI would welcome a meeting with the hon. Member. As he knows, decisions about waiting list management in Wales are matters for the Welsh Government, but I agree that patients in…09 Jun 2026HANSARDCross-border HealthcareI am aware of the concerns that the hon. Member raises. NHS organisations on both sides of the border are working together to improve access for patients. NHS England is working…09 Jun 2026HANSARDSuicide Prevention StrategyFirst, I commend my hon. Friend for her tireless campaigning to improve mental health and prevent suicides—I know this is personal for her. We have made progress on implementing…09 Jun 2026HANSARDSuicide Prevention StrategyI thank my hon. Friend for raising that important question, and I pay tribute to Emma. In the renewed women’s health strategy, we have committed to improving mental health support…09 Jun 2026HANSARDSuicide Prevention StrategyThe hon. Lady raises some important challenges, and the women’s mental health strategy will deal with some of them. Work is under way to develop a more comprehensive offer to…09 Jun 2026HANSARDSuicide Prevention StrategyThis Government are committed to delivering the five-year, cross-Government suicide prevention strategy, and have published NHS England’s “Staying safe from suicide” guidance.…09 Jun 2026HANSARDMen’s Mental Health Care: North-west EnglandWe know that men are less likely to seek mental health support and that suicide rates are higher in men, and we are taking action to address that. Through our men’s health…09 Jun 2026HANSARDMen’s Mental Health Care: North-west EnglandI warmly welcome my hon. Friend’s report and thank her for all her work on behalf of her constituents. Locally, NHS and council partners are supporting delivery through services…09 Jun 2026HANSARDCross-border HealthcareThe Government are committed to ensuring patients can access timely, high-quality care wherever they live in the United Kingdom, while recognising ongoing challenges. We are…09 Jun 2026HANSARDPathogen Access and Benefit Sharing NegotiationsI would like to update the House regarding the ongoing negotiations at the World Health Organisation’s Intergovernmental Working Group to secure an annex to the pandemic agreement…03 Jun 2026HANSARD Youth Mental Health SupportMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. That is why I will now set out what the Government are going to do to address the fragmented system that we all find. We will strengthen the…03 Jun 2026HANSARD Youth Mental Health SupportIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Roger. I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Shipley (Anna Dixon) for securing this important debate. This is an issue…03 Jun 2026HANSARDMental Health Strategy for EnglandI am today informing the House of the Government’s plans to develop a new, once-in-a-generation, cross-Government strategy for mental health in England, which will be published…19 May 2026