Mental Health Treatment

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Health – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 21 March 2017.

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Photo of Jeremy Hunt Jeremy Hunt The Secretary of State for Health 12:00, 21 March 2017

With great respect to the hon. Lady, we are the first Government to count out-of-area placements, and to commit to eradicating them. What she does not tell the House is the context, which is the biggest expansion in mental health provision anywhere in Europe, with 1,400 more people being treated every single day, and an extra £342 million being spent this year on mental health compared with last year.