Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people on average were on the waiting list for mental health services in England in (a) 2010 and (b) 2019.

We do not hold this information in the format requested. Currently, access and waiting times standards exist for Adult Improving Access to Psychological Therapies services, Early Intervention for Psychosis services, and Children and Young People's Eating Disorder Services. These standards are being met or are on track for delivery by the end of 2020/21.

The National Health Service has also committed to testing and rolling out further waiting time standards for adults and children as part of the NHS Long Term Plan.