Ms Caroline Ansell expressed her support for the debate and highlighted the importance of encouraging working-class boys' participation in holiday activities and food programmes.

Compliments the Member for Mansfield's speech and discusses areas where men are disproportionately affected, such as white working-class boys in education. Criticises Bradford Council's equality plan for ignoring issues faced by white working-class people. Highlights parental alienation and its detrimental effects on families, urging Government to prevent it. Emphasises the high suicide rates among men and their connection with relationship breakdowns.

Focuses on health challenges faced by men during the coronavirus pandemic, highlighting higher mortality rates among working-age males. Discusses prostate cancer and testicular cancer incidence rates, advocating for better screening and addressing stigma around male cancers. Addresses mental health and suicide rates, urging the NHS to continue its work in designing a new mental health strategy focused on suicide prevention.

Praises the Member for Mansfield's efforts in highlighting issues affecting men. Discusses domestic abuse and lack of refuge spaces for male victims, mentioning that some resort to sleeping in cars or tents due to insufficient provision. Highlights the high percentage of suicide deaths among men and calls for tackling underlying issues leading to these deaths.

Thanks the Member for Mansfield for securing the debate, agreeing on the underperformance of white boys from underprivileged backgrounds in education. Discusses men’s mental health awareness and initiatives like the local landlady's men’s mental health support group in Ipswich, which brings people together through community activities.

Welcomed the opportunity to discuss men's mental health, education gaps, and prison statistics. He noted that suicide remains the biggest killer for men under 45, with significant disparities in educational attainment between genders at GCSE and university levels. Stafford also highlighted the importance of recognising social inequality faced by men and called for continued pressure on schools, universities, and companies to support working-class boys and men.

Discussed the significance of International Men's Day in raising awareness about mental health issues, educational disparities, shorter life expectancies, and high imprisonment rates among men. He provided statistics on male suicides, gender gaps in exam performance, permanent exclusions from schools, and prison demographics, emphasising that all men matter and deserve support.

Called for a societal debate to address the stigma around mental health and encourage people to ask for help. He emphasised the importance of overcoming divisions through unity and listening, urging everyone to be there for one another in difficult times. Russell stressed the need to support those struggling with suicidal thoughts by offering assistance and creating an environment where it is okay not to be okay.

I have always thought since he arrived in the House that he was an incredibly thoughtful person, as that speech typified. I welcome my hon. Friend the Member for Warrington North to her debut at the Dispatch Box. The covid-19 pandemic has hugely impacted everyone’s lives; many constituents now face insecurity of employment and financial hardship alongside having to deal with restrictions on seeing loved ones. Men are typically less likely to reach out for help with their mental health; just over three out of four suicides are by men, and suicide is the biggest cause of death among men under 35. Men are nearly three times more likely than women to become alcohol dependent and are less likely to access psychological therapies. Conversations about mental health can be tough but important especially at this moment when we are all more isolated than ever due to further restrictions and lockdowns.

I am conscious that we should seek not to pit the problems of men and women against each other but to aspire to raise outcomes where one is below the other. The ongoing tragedy of male suicides has continued, with the rate in England and Wales at 16.9 deaths per 100,000, making up about three quarters of suicides. Men should feel able to talk about their problems with friends or professionals; society must accept a more open understanding of men’s feelings and concerns, including those who may be gay, bisexual, or transgender who feel alone or scared about their very identities. I commend the work of CALM, Rethink, Mind, and other organisations that have been highlighted.

Minister for Equalities emphasised that the UK has some of the strongest equality legislation in the world, and discussed the impact of coronavirus on men's health. She also addressed initiatives to support rough sleepers through government funding programmes.

Asked about research by Samaritans regarding middle-aged men often missed by community-based mental health support, which can lead to suicide. He urged the Government to consider this in their support frameworks.

Called for easier access for fathers through family courts to ensure they maintain contact with their children without unnecessary legal hurdles and delays.

Expressed gratitude towards the Minister for addressing equality factors and socioeconomic concerns. Praise was given to colleagues including Philip Davies who helped secure the debate, though he received limited speaking time. Highlighted the need for ongoing support for men's mental health issues and suicide prevention beyond International Men’s Day.

Commended the debate as excellent and noted its successful completion within less than an hour.