Written questions

Mental Health

2026-07-06 · Department of Health and Social Care · 16655 · Official question

Mr Andrew Snowden

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the representation of people with lived experience among respondents to the call for evidence for the Mental Health Strategy.

Answer

The views of people who have firsthand experience of mental ill-health and mental health services must be at the heart of our work.The Call for Evidence to inform the strategy closed on 10 July. It invited practical examples and evidence on how to impleme...