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Mental Health: Children and Young People

Asked by Damian HindsConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 22 September 2025UIN 70396

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Answer of 16 July 2025 to Question 66144 on Mental Health: Children and Young People, in designing future waves of the Mental Health: Children and Young People statistics collection, if he will take steps with international counterparts in selected other countries to include a selection of questions which could be comparable internationally.

Answered by Dr Zubir Ahmed

We have no plans to do so at present. Any changes to the questions to be included in any future Mental Health of Children and Young People in England surveys will be considered as part of the design process. Plans for future surveys will be confirmed in due course.

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