Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Rushanara Ali and Karen Buck

Tuesday 25th February 2014 Commons Chamber

[Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Bow) (Lab)]

6. What recent assessment he has made of the number of available mental health crisis beds for young people in England.

[Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North) (Lab)]

14. What recent assessment he has made of the number of available mental health crisis beds for young people in England.

[The Minister of State, Department of Health (Norman Lamb)]

NHS England has a rapid review under way to identify commissioning solutions to pressures on specialist beds for children and young people. It inherited varied provision across regions and a lack of capacity in some parts of the country for particular need. For the first time, available beds are monitored weekly, and small increases in capacity have already been secured.