Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress the Government has made in implementing recommendation 52 of the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health on undertaking a review of existing regulations of the Health and Social Care Act to identify disparities and gaps between provisions relating to physical and mental health services.

The Health and Social Care Act 2012 placed the principle of parity of esteem on a statutory footing.

As set out in the Queen’s Speech, the Government will review the mental health legislative landscape, including how the Mental Health Act is implemented on the ground.