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Mental Health Services

Commons · Question 87963 · Tabled 4 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 14 Nov 2025

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Asked by Lisa Smart

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate her Department has made of the number of (a) children and (b) adults who are accessing mental health support through artificial intelligence platforms after being unable to access sta

Answer

Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 14 Nov 2025

No such assessment has been made. We recognise that people are facing unacceptably long waiting times to access mental health support. This is why we are transforming the current mental health system so that people can access the right support at the righ...