Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of regional and local differences in access to high quality mental health support.

The Department publishes data on geographical variation in access to secondary mental health services through its public health profiles, which are available at the following link:

https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profiles

We are developing a new cross-Government mental health strategy for England, covering all ages. The strategy will aim to transform mental health care into a system that responds earlier, reduces waiting times for support, and provides timely, practical support that matches people’s needs and circumstances.