Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the answer to UIN 70396, tabled on 29 August 2025 and UIN 81279, tabled on 13 October 2025, whether there is any update on plans in relation to the future Children and Young People Mental Health studies.

Following a review commissioned by the Department and undertaken by the Office for National Statistics to explore future delivery options for the Mental Health of Children and Young People (MHCYP) survey, involving both a literature review and stakeholder engagement, it was concluded in March 2026 that the next MHCYP survey will aim to provide data which is comparable to 2017 in terms of robust prevalence estimates. That conclusion was supported by the recently published Independent review into prevalence and support for mental health conditions, ADHD and autism, which recommended improving data collection for those conditions, including through regular population prevalence studies.