§ Mr. Paul MarsdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how much was spent on mental health services 387W for deaf children in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement on his Department's strategy for mental health services for deaf children. [86159]
§ Jacqui SmithThe mental health in-patient service for deaf children, adolescents and their families was dedicated as a national specialist service in April 1998 and has received departmental funding as follows:
Details are also available on expenditure on the designated out-patient service for children and adolescents, the deaf child and family services provided by the South West London and St. George's Mental Health National Health Service Trust. This is shown in the following table. Information on spending on other services for deaf children, in other localities, is not collected centrally.
- 1998–99: £640,000
- 1999–2000: £820,000
- 2000–01: £1.4 million
- 2001–02: £1.581 million
Deaf Child and Family Services—Out-patient South West London and St. George's Mental Health NHS Trust Total 1997–98 Child 323,763 Family 50,525 1998–99 Child 375,406 Family 38,732 1999–2000 Child 452,341 Family 24,696 2000–01 Child 429,684 Family 19,900