Written questions

Mental Health: Children and Young People

Commons · Question 81279 · Tabled 13 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 22 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Damian Hinds

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of working with comparator countries to understand causal factors in trends of mental health disorders in children and young people.

Answer

Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 22 Oct 2025

Whilst there has not been a formal assessment of the trends in children and young people’s mental health problems in England compared to other countries, work continues with partners across the United Kingdom and internationally on a range of issues relat...