Speeches by Fenton-Glynn.

“I am sorry to be speaking from so far away—that is the weird thing about this Committee Room. I am sure there will be a lot of discussion about social media, but I want to start by looking at the other drivers that impact young people’s mental health. Our first witness mentioned poverty and neurodivergence, and posited…”

“Connie, since you are from a think-tank, I will ask a slightly more policy-heavy question. To go back on that, you are suggesting that the result of austerity—closing youth clubs and greater child poverty—has led to an increase in poor mental health among children and young people. Would you then posit that the cost do…”

“Thank you. I will hand back to the Chair in the brief moment we have a positive note.”

“To nail that down, the rate of potential gendered violence and so forth from young men has led to a spike in the number of young women and girls suffering from post-traumatic stress—or so it seems?”

“Connie, since you are from a think-tank, I will ask a slightly more policy-heavy question. To go back on that, you are suggesting that the result of austerity—closing youth clubs and greater child poverty—has led to an increase in poor mental health among children and young people. Would you then posit that the cost do…”

“Thank you, that is very powerful. Going back to the original question, Connie, what are the key drivers beyond social media of the increasing mental health problems among young people?”

“To nail that down, the rate of potential gendered violence and so forth from young men has led to a spike in the number of young women and girls suffering from post-traumatic stress—or so it seems?”

“Just to follow up on that point, you talked about the gender divide. Is that a gender divide in the raw numbers of people with mental health issues, or in the types and acuity of mental health issues?”

“Thank you. That gives us a more complete picture. Jo Hutchinson?”

“To follow up on that, you said it is about lack of hope, thinking about the job market and so forth. Is that for the older young people or is that throughout the piece, from quite young children up to young adults?”

“I am sorry to be speaking from so far away—that is the weird thing about this Committee Room. I am sure there will be a lot of discussion about social media, but I want to start by looking at the other drivers that impact young people’s mental health. Our first witness mentioned poverty and neurodivergence, and posited…”

“Very quickly, I will go to Abigail for my last question, which is: do you think that the Government are going for the right things in terms of hitting the drivers of poor mental health?”

“Will the cost of the long-term mental health impact of austerity have a bigger cost over people’s lives?”

“Very quickly, I will go to Abigail for my last question, which is: do you think that the Government are going for the right things in terms of hitting the drivers of poor mental health?”

“To nail that down, the rate of potential gendered violence and so forth from young men has led to a spike in the number of young women and girls suffering from post-traumatic stress—or so it seems?”

“I am sorry to be speaking from so far away—that is the weird thing about this Committee Room. I am sure there will be a lot of discussion about social media, but I want to start by looking at the other drivers that impact young people’s mental health. Our first witness mentioned poverty and neurodivergence, and posited…”

“Just to follow up on that point, you talked about the gender divide. Is that a gender divide in the raw numbers of people with mental health issues, or in the types and acuity of mental health issues?”

“This Bill has to be set in the proper context of the mess that we are clearing up from the previous Government. The Darzi report laid bare the crisis in the NHS. We must learn from that Government’s disastrous reorganisation, because we cannot afford to make those mistakes. I approach the Bill as a critical supporter o…”

“My hon. Friend is making some powerful points. I hear again and again from parents that while different commissioning bodies argue about who is responsible, children fall through the cracks. Does she agree that we must urge the Secretary of State to go further and ensure that these children do not fall through the crac…”

“I welcome the clarity and determination to deliver on HS2. Rail investment is infrastructure investment, which drives growth, but may I urge the Secretary of State to look at driving growth between towns as well as between cities, for example by bringing lines such as the Calder Valley line into the 21st century?”