Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the implications for his policy of the recent University of Birmingham report entitled Investing in a Resilient Generation which found that an almost additional £1.77 billion is required to scale up child and adolescent mental health services in order to ensure that every child receives support; and if he will make a statement.

Spending on mental health is planned to increase to a record £11.86 billion in 2017/18.

The government has published proposals to improve mental health support for children and young people in England, and over £300 million has been made available to fund these.