Question follow-through · 115178
Mental Health Services: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the press release entitled Funding boost for young people’s mental health services, published on 13 February 2026, how many additional appointments in (a) Essex and (b) South Basi
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 23 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 25 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 10 Mar 2026 · 15 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
23 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the press release entitled Funding boost for young people’s mental health services, published on 13 February 2026, how many additional appointments in (a) Essex and (b) South Basi
25 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
10 Mar 2026
Answer published
The Government recently confirmed a £7 million funding boost for 24 early support hubs across England so they can continue to provide open-access, drop-in mental health and wellbeing support for young people aged 11 to 25 years old. These hubs offer open ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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