Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services

I thank the Minister for that intervention. It is very welcome that we now have waiting time targ...

The hon. Lady is no doubt aware that some of the small, really good charities will find that a bi...

I absolutely agree. The other problem is that sometimes those larger national charities may have ...

My hon. Friend is making some important remarks, as has her Committee. Somebody who suffers from ...

I thank my hon. and learned Friend.

In using the internet, one of the challenges is how to ...

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Totnes (Dr Wollaston), whose very thoughtful and i...

On the issue of resources, budget cuts have been inflicted on local authorities, such as Coventry...

My hon. Friend makes a very important point. Such a matter is close to my heart in Sheffield, whe...

It is certainly true that councils are faced with really tough decisions, given the 40% cuts to l...

My hon. Friend makes a powerful point. It is a relatively small sum of money. Perhaps that indica...

Although demand is rising, there is still a current of demand that does not even present itself. ...

I am very grateful to my hon. Friend for that intervention. While on one level we have seen enorm...

I appreciate my hon. Friend’s speech very much. He has put a thought in my mind about a point tha...

I thank my hon. Friend for making that powerful point. The situation in Stoke, Sheffield and Cove...

I agree with the hon. Gentleman about the need to increase resource in children’s mental health s...

I am sure my hon. Friend the Member for Liverpool, Wavertree (Luciana Berger) on the Front Bench ...

rose—

Order. Let me give Members guidance about how long we have for this debate. The wind-ups will sta...

I will certainly observe that time limit, Madam Deputy Speaker, and I congratulate the hon. Membe...

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Southport (John Pugh) and his contribution to the ...

In listening to the hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent South (Robert Flello), I recognised some impor...

I cannot disagree with what the hon. and learned Gentleman is saying or the examples that he is g...

I agree. I am sorry that action to deal with that problem was cancelled some years ago, because s...

I am grateful to be called to speak in this debate after the hon. and learned Member for North Ea...

Does my hon. Friend agree that the Caludon health centre at the University hospital Coventry does...

Yes, I do indeed. The pressure in the education system to achieve results at any cost simply adds...

Easington.

Easington. I beg my hon. Friend’s pardon. The CAMHS budget has been cut to £716 million, which is...

The hon. Gentleman is making a powerful case, particularly on resourcing. Clearly, we would all l...

I absolutely agree with the hon. Gentleman. I think the whole House would agree with his interven...

It is a pleasure to take part in this debate as a member of the Committee, and I associate myself...

I congratulate the hon. Member for Brigg and Goole (Andrew Percy), with whom I serve on the Healt...

On the hon. Gentleman’s point about prevalence data, with which I agree, is not the real point th...

I cannot disagree with that. I come from the perspective that we need to plan interventions on th...

Does my hon. Friend realise that one of the problems with block contracts is that, because of the...

That is true. Some of the organisations that submitted evidence to the Health Committee and subse...

I hope the hon. Gentleman understands that both my local authorities are in the north of England;...

I am certainly aware that some authorities are facing higher cuts than others. My area is one of ...

I apologise for not arriving for the first part of the debate; sadly, I was detained elsewhere. I...

I thank the Chair of the Health Committee, the hon. Member for Totnes (Dr Wollaston), and the oth...

The debate has been undertaken in a rational way—we have not had the hurling of abuse from one si...

Because of the Minister’s visit to my constituency, he will be aware that young people from Wales...

I agree. It is intolerable. One can only imagine the impact on the family having to travel such l...

Will the Minister give way?

I am conscious that I need to get through quite a lot in the time available to me.

I thank ...

Waiting times are so much more crucial for children and young people with mental health issues.