Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his oral statement of 27 June 2020 on Draft Mental Health Bill, if he will take steps to ensure that the 10-year suicide prevention plan focuses on children and young people.

We will engage with those providing support on suicide prevention, including organisations which support children and young people’s mental health, in determining the priorities for thee new suicide prevention plan. This will consider the evidence base for those most at risk of suicide and tackling suicide rates in different age groups, including children and young people.