§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Health when she expects to publish the report of the mental health task force; what estimate she has made of its resource implications; and if she will make a statement.
§ Mr. BowisThe report of the mental health task force London project "Mental Health in London: Priorities for Action" was published on 27 September, copies of which are available in the Library. The report summarised the key themes from the action plans which had been agreed by district health authorities, in conjunction with local authorities and other agencies, to deliver improvements in the quality and co-ordination of services for severely mentally ill people in London. No separate estimate has been made of the resource implications of these plans which form part of the authorities' overall programme of action to improve services.