Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to (a) reduce the number of people with eating disorders and (b) tackle the stigma attached to people who suffer from conditions such as bulimia and anorexia.

In 2021/22 the National Health Service will receive approximately an extra £500 million, which will support people with a variety of mental health conditions, including eating disorders. This will include programmes to significantly expand children’s mental health services, including allowing 2,000 more children and young people to access eating disorder services and accelerating the expansion of integrated primary and secondary care for adults with severe mental illness, including eating disorders.

NHS England has also announced additional early intervention services for young people aged 16 to 25 years old with eating disorders in 18 areas across the country, so young adults seeking support could be contacted within 48 hours and begin treatment within two weeks