Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to increase the number of Tier 4 beds available for inpatients within Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in England.

NHS England and NHS Improvement commission a range of inpatient beds for children and young people experiencing mental health difficulties. The NHS Long Term Plan commits to reducing the reliance upon and need for these beds by further investing in and developing a range of community services for children and young people with more complex needs.

Additional funding has been made available to support a number of schemes that aim to either reduce the need for admission or reduce the length of stay. NHS England remains committed to considering opportunities to increase and improve their inpatient provision to meet the needs of the local population.