House of Commons – June 7, 2023 – 247

Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 31(2)), That the proposed words be there added. The House divided: Ayes 278, Noes 0. Amendment: I beg to move an amendment, to leave out from “House” to the end of the Question and add: “notes the increased burden on mental health following the pandemic, including on young people and those with severe mental illness;

recognises the historic levels of investment being delivered by this Government into services, with an increase of £2.3 billion per year in front-line mental health funding over the past four years;

notes that current NHS targets around access to talking therapies and intervention in psychosis are being met due to the efforts of NHS staff;

and acknowledges the investment in mental health teams in schools, as well as the ongoing investment into open access mental health helplines in the 111 service and into the estate, including three new mental health hospitals to be opened in the next two years accompanied by a further £150 million in investment in new mental health ambulances and the development of better alternatives to accident and emergency services, including crisis houses, safe havens and step-down services.”