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Schools: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her department has made of the potential impact of expanding Mental Health Support Teams in schools and colleges on pupil attendance and behaviour outcomes.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
29 May 2026
Target answer date
2 Jun 2026
Answer
16 Jun 2026 · 18 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 29 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her department has made of the potential impact of expanding Mental Health Support Teams in schools and colleges on pupil attendance and behaviour outcomes.

  2. 2 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 16 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    This government is committed to expanding mental health support teams (MHSTs) to all schools and colleges by 2029, ensuring every child can access early support. As of March 2025, 52% of pupils (including around 70% in secondary schools) had access. This ...

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