§ Mr. CotterTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what measures he is taking in response to the report published by MIND in November into social exclusion among people with mental illness. [100642]
§ Mr. HuttonWe welcome the report as a contribution to the debate on social exclusion. The Government have a full programme for tackling the social exclusion of those with mental health problems. Many of the issues in the Inquiry's recommendations are being tackled through the work of the Government's Social Exclusion Unit; the Department's "Saving Lives: Our Healthier Nation" revised guidance on the streamlined Care Programme Approach; Review of the Mental Health Act 1983; Impact Strategy to reduce stigma, the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and Department for Education and Employment/ Department of Social Security initiatives on promoting employment and benefit reforms.