Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's budget for specialist mental health support was in each year since 2010.

All Service personnel have access to mental health support throughout their career, including medical and non-medical services. This includes, but is not limited to, preventative support such as wellbeing services, digital content, access to trained mental health first aiders, interventional support, and appointments with clinical staff.

For Armed Forces personnel requiring mental healthcare, the Defence Medical Services (DMS) provides a responsive, flexible, accessible, and comprehensive treatment service.

The table provides the spend for the clinical facing specialist element of mental health support delivered by Defence Primary Health Care, part of the DMS, to Armed Forces personnel: