Asked by: Bob Russell (Liberal Democrat - Colchester)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on providing psychiatric support for children aged (a) four to 11 and (b) 11 to 18 years old.
Answered by Norman Lamb
My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health has had no such discussions. However the Department of Health shares with the Department for Education overall responsibility for promoting the mental health and emotional well-being of children of school age. The Secretary of State for Health plans to meet the new Secretary of State for Education to discuss this important issue.
Asked by: Bob Russell (Liberal Democrat - Colchester)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department plans to take in response to the recommendations of the publication of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Skin's inquiry into sunbed regulation in England in May 2014; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Jane Ellison
The Department has noted the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Skin's report on sunbed regulation in England and is considering the recommendations carefully.