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Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

Asked by Munira WilsonLiberal DemocratDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 24 October 2025UIN 82385

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the portfolio of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Women's Health and Mental Health includes (a) the mental health of (i) children and (ii) young people and (b) early intervent

Answered by Karin Smyth

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Women's Health and Mental Health (Baroness Merron) has Ministerial responsibility for children and young people’s mental health and early intervention services.

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