Written questions

Mental Health Services: Finance

Commons · Question 42934 · Tabled 31 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 23 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Joe Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has produced an impact assessment on the potential impact of reducing the proportion of the NHS budget allocated to mental health services.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 23 Apr 2025

For 2025/26, mental health spending is forecast to amount to £15.6 billion. This represents a significant spending uplift of £320 million in real terms on mental health compared to the previous financial year.In addition, integrated care boards are foreca...