Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to help support the (a) mental health and (b) well-being of veterans' families.

All members of the Armed Forces Community, including veterans’ families, can access mainstream mental health support services in the National Health Service. The Government is investing at least an additional £2.3 billion a year, as part of the NHS Long Term Plan, in expanding and transforming NHS mental health services by 2023/24. This will allow an extra two million people to get the NHS-funded mental health support they need.

In addition, NHS England has commissioned eight Op COMMUNITY pilots within NHS integrated care systems to provide a single point of contact based in local integrated care systems for Armed Forces community families and help support those who have recently moved into the area and need to transfer their care. This includes support to access mental health services.