Question follow-through · 8375
Mental Health Services: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting list times for mental health services.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 9 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 15 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 16 Jun 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Recorded timeline
9 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting list times for mental health services.
15 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
16 Jun 2026
Answer published
The Government expects waiting times to reduce over time as reforms take effect. As set out in the 10-Year Health Plan, this will be supported by expanding the workforce, improving productivity, investing in digitally enabled therapies, and introducing ne...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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