§ Mr. HesfordTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what investment the Government plan to make over the next three years for helping children with(a) mental health problems, (b) attention deficit disorder, (c) phobias and (d) depression. [77752]
§ Mr. HuttonWe are making an additional £84 million available over 3 years from April 1999 to improve provision of appropriate, high quality care and treatment for children and young people by building up locally based child and adolescent mental health services. These services address a range of child and adolescent mental health problems including emotional and behavioural disorders such as attention deficit disorder, phobias and depression.