Social Care and Mental Health Services: Hornsey and Friern Barnet
03 Sep 2026 · Commons Chamber · 3 speeches · Official record
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Speaker
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn. -(Emma Foody.) Full speech
I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Hornsey and Friern Barnet (Catherine West) on securing this important debate. I have spoken to the Minister for Social Care, who is happy to meet my hon. Friend to discuss her concerns, including her concerns around standards of care in particular. We can arrange for that to happen. This debate is important because when we talk about social care and mental health services, it can be easy to talk in terms of systems, services, assessments and waiting l... Full speech
It is a real privilege to be awarded an Adjournment debate to discuss the profile of social care in decompressing the strain on mental health services in Hornsey and Friern Barnet. I begin the debate by emphasising how many improvements we have seen in society over the past 20 years when it comes to the position of people who suffer from poor mental health. I do not want this debate to be a counsel of despair. Rather, I want it to be an opportunity to push forward the work that Baroness Casey fr... Full speech