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Mental Health Services: Children in Care

Commons · Question 110944 · Tabled 4 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 13 Feb 2026

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Asked by Pippa Heylings

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has has with (i) the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, (ii) the Children's Commissioner, (iii) the Local Government Association and (iv) Adoption UK on waiting time

Answer

Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 13 Feb 2026

The Minister of Care met with the Children’s Commissioner’s office and other stakeholders at the Care Leaver Ministerial Board in October 2025, where they discussed mental health support and ways to improve health outcomes for both current and previously ...