Part of Health and Social Care – in the House of Commons at on 25 November 2025.
Bill Esterson
Chair, Energy Security and Net Zero Committee, Chair, Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Rowan View mental health hospital at Maghull health park in my Constituency is benefiting from lower costs from the installation of solar panels from GB Energy. May I encourage the Minister to support Maghull health park’s bid for an innovation and research facility so that we can address the Government’s priority of giving parity of esteem to mental health and physical health?
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