Part of Health and Social Care – in the House of Commons at on 29 October 2019.
Luciana Berger
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Health and Social Care)
People outside the House will have listened to the Minister’s warm words, yet we know that still far too many people right across our country are having to travel hundreds of miles to access services. Young people having to travel 300 miles to get a bed is unacceptable. Will the Minister tell us whether the investment she outlined will be ring fenced, because it has not been thus far? Will she also be investing specifically in young people’s mental health services?
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