Written questions, answers and statements

Mental Health Services: Finance

Show full question

Question for Department of Health and Social Care

UIN 17710, tabled on 3 December 2024

Question

Dr Danny Chambers
Liberal Democrat
Winchester
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to maintain the Mental Health Investment Standard.

This answer is the replacement for a previous holding answer.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
Labour
Aberafan Maesteg
Commons

Answered on

8 January 2025

The NHS Operational and Planning Guidance for 2024/25 makes clear that integrated care boards are expected to continue to meet the Mental Health Investment Standard by increasing their investment in mental health services in line with their overall increase in funding for the year.

My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care will set out expectations for mental health funding, including its share of overall National Health Service expenditure in 2025/26, in due course, as required under section 3(2) of the Health and Care Act 2022.

Answered by

Department of Health and Social Care
Named day
Named day questions only occur in the House of Commons. The MP tabling the question specifies the date on which they should receive an answer. MPs may not table more than five named day questions on a single day.