Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North, Labour)

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment his Department has made of the likely level of future demand for mental health services in London; and how much funding he plans to allocate for that purpose in (a) 2011-12 and (b) the next three years.

Paul Burstow (Minister of State (Care Services), Health; Sutton and Cheam, Liberal Democrat)

We will be assessing our priorities carefully and will announce details on mental health policy in due course. Our focus will be on making services patient-led, based on the best clinical evidence, responsive to patients’ choice and management of their own care, and delivering best ‘health’ outcomes.

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