Mental Health
Mental health services, CAMHS, suicide prevention, eating disorders, psychiatric care
Recent PMQs Questions
View all 69PMQs 2026-03-25
I recently met Graham and Malcolm, who bravely shared their lived experience of addiction to monkey dust. They highlighted the challenges they faced due to a lack of joined-up working between local se...
PMQs 2024-05-22
On the Welsh borders, we are incredibly proud of the Veterans' Orthopaedic Centre at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital in north Shropshire, which treats veterans not only locally, i...
PMQs 2024-04-24
I am concerned about unpaid carers who are facing hounding from the DWP and huge fines for minor infringements of carer's allowance earning rules. Yesterday, a dementia adviser resigned over the Gover...
PMQs 2024-02-07
In February, focusing on emotional health and mental well-being, I share my personal experience of a near-fatal attempt in 2021. After receiving care at St Helier and Springfield Hospitals, I am grate...
PMQs 2024-01-24
I am concerned about the impact of social media on children's mental health and safety, as evidenced by a tragic incident involving a 14-year-old girl who took her own life after experiencing severe b...
PMQs 2024-01-17
I have just got back from the inaugural women's health summit. During the summer, it was announced that specialist maternal mental health services will be available to women in every part of England b...
PMQs 2024-01-17
I am concerned about nearly 5,000 people living with dementia in my constituency, including those without a formal diagnosis. With my dad recently diagnosed and being my constituent, will you pledge t...
PMQs 2024-01-10
When my best friend and constituent Dr Laura Williams lost her husband suddenly at 35, she was left alone with three children under the age of five. Nothing could have prepared her for that grief and ...
PMQs 2023-12-13
Our mental health legislation is 40 years old, and we made a manifesto commitment to reform the Mental Health Act 1983 because people with learning disabilities and autism who are sectioned under the ...
PMQs 2023-12-06
Yesterday, 13 men died by suicide; today, 88 men will die of heart disease; tomorrow, and every day, 90,000 men will wake up in prison; and today we have 2.2 million boys living at home with no dad. T...
Recent Ministerial Questions
View all 591Community Spaces 2026-04-16
The charity St John's Winchester runs a brilliant [9D [K brilliant community space for people with dementia; I have attended it myse [4D [K myself and sung songs with them, including Motown. It is als...
Eating Disorders 2026-04-14
Young girls are particularly vulnerable to eating [6D [K eating disorders, which are a parent's worst nightmare. We are seeing socia [5D [K social media companies push content on to young girls that e...
Eating Disorders 2026-04-14
Too many people affected by eating disorders are [K not receiving the help they need—help often comes too late, with serious ph [2D [K physical symptoms overlooked or misattributed. It is clear that t...
Eating Disorders 2026-04-14
What steps his Department is taking to improve su [2D [K support for people with eating disorders. Too many affected by eating disor [5D [K disorders are not receiving timely help due to physical symp...
Mental Health Services 2026-04-14
In my constituency, too many families face long a [1D [K and distressing waits for mental health support for children and young peop [4D [K people. A constituent recently wrote to me that her son is w...
Mental Health Services 2026-04-14
What assessment have you made of the potential im [2D [K impact of changes to the mental health investment standard on access to men [3D [K mental health services? In my constituency, too many familie...
Topical Questions 2026-04-14
The MP attended the Beat the Odds event in his co [2D [K constituency, where 36 grassroots mental health organisations expressed a c [1D [K clear need for more financial support. What steps is the Min...
Topical Questions 2026-04-14
Cerys was 22 when she took her life while an in-p [4D [K in-patient at Park House in Greater Manchester, with the coroner describing [10D [K describing the unit as a 'shambles'. Reports on preventing ...
Topical Questions 2026-04-14
A constituent of mine, Emma, has been left with s [1D [K significant injuries following poor maternity care during childbirth. She h [1D [K has fought for over 20 years for corrective treatment which ...
Bailiffs 2026-03-17
What steps he is taking to help improve standards in the bailiff industry. I welcome the Government's commitment to legislating for a statutory bailiff regulator. Research by StepChange and others has...