Debates between Helen Whately and Stuart C McDonald during the 2019 Parliament

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Debate between Helen Whately and Stuart C McDonald
Tuesday 23rd April 2024

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Commons Chamber
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Helen Whately Portrait The Minister for Social Care (Helen Whately)
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My hon. Friend rightly flags the excellent work going on to improve access to mental health services across the country. Last year, 3.6 million people got mental health support. That is an increase of around 30% in just three years, supported by record funding of over £16 billion into mental health care.

Stuart C McDonald Portrait Stuart C. McDonald (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East) (SNP)
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Mandatory fortification of flour with folic acid could save many thousands of children from spina bifida, so why is it happening so slowly, at such a low level and applied to too few products?

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