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Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

Asked by Damian HindsConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 10 January 2025UIN 21574

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of spending on mental health services for children and young people in each year for which data are available.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

The following table shows actual spend on children and young people’s mental health by clinical commissioning groups and integrated care boards:

Financial year

Amount (£ million)

2017/18

687.2

2018/19

753.3

2019/20

841.4

2020/21

938.3

2021/22

994.8

2022/23

1,087.70

2023/24

1,180.40

Source: NHS Mental Health Dashboard, NHS England

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