Adam Afriyie – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Adam Afriyie on 2016-10-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent steps he has taken to put in place the Government’s commitment to parity of esteem between mental health treatment and physical health treatment.

Nicola Blackwood

The Government welcomed the publication of the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health and Future in Mind to transform mental health services by 2020. The recommendations in these reports represent a significant step forward in achieving parity of esteem between mental and physical health. We continue to work with NHS England and other arm’s length bodies to embed the recommendations set out in these reports into our national policies and we are committed to reporting regularly and transparently on our progress.

These reports are supported by additional investment for mental health of over £2 billion up to 2020. We will be holding NHS England to account through the NHS Mandate to ensure that we deliver the commitments set out in these reports.