§ Mr. HealdTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to deliver a world class mental health service as described on page 115 of "Securing Our Future Health: Taking a Long-Term View". [47433]
§ Jacqui Smith[holding answer 10 April 2002]: My right hon. Friend the Chancellor's Budget statement outlined substantial additional resources to ensure a modern health service. There is no doubt that the increase in national health service expenditure over the next decade will see substantial increases in spending on mental health. The Department is studying the Wanless report with great interest and it will be an important source of analysis and information in the allocation of resources to the service.
§ Lynne JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many children were on the waiting list for Tier 3 child and adolescent mental health services in each locality team in Birmingham at the end of the 2001–02 financial year; what the year end average waiting time was for such services in each locality; and what the total number of referrals per 1,000 child population was in the year for each locality. [52576]
§ Jacqui SmithOfficial child and adolescent mental health services waiting list data for March 2002 will not be published until mid-May 2002.
§ Lynne JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what the total expenditure was on child and adolescent mental health services in(a) Birmingham, (b) West Midlands and (c) England in each of the last six years at current prices. [52577]
§ Yvette CooperThe table shows central funding in support of the child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) development strategy for Birmingham, West Midlands and England from 1999 to 2002.