21/01/20 – Holly Lynch, the MP for Halifax and a tremendous supporter of the Child Mental Health Charter Campaign tabled new Early Day Motion 73: Children and Mental Health Legislation in the House of Commons. The link to the EDM on the Parliament site is here and the text is:
That this House welcomes the announcement in the Queen’s Speech that the Mental Health Act will be reformed; agrees that current legislation is out of step with a modern mental healthcare system and that people must have a service that affords them the dignity and respect that they deserve; further notes that the announcement made no mention of the urgent needs of children; contends that unless their needs are embedded into a new Mental Health Act as a central priority such legislation will be fundamentally flawed; calls on the Government to guarantee that new mental health legislation will focus on children’s needs and protect them, ensure that services are provided by a properly qualified workforce and reflect policies that are informed by the best available evidence; and further calls on the Government to focus on the needs of parents and carers and guarantee to bring forward such legislative proposals at the earliest possible opportunity.
EDM 73
Sponsors and Signatories are as follows:
Name | Constituency | Party |
Holly Lynch | Halifax | Labour |
Allan Dorans | Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock | SNP |
Jim Shannon | Strangford | DUP |
Chris Stephens | Glasgow South West | SNP |
Christine Jardine | Edinburgh West | LD |
Kate Hollern | Blackburn | Labour |
Barry Sheerman | Huddersfield | Labour |
Caroline Lucas | Brighton Pavilion | Green |
Conor McGinn | St Helens North | Labour |
Sir David Amess | Southend West | Conservative |
David Linden | Glasgow East | SNP |
Sir Jeffrey Donaldson | Lagan Valley | DUP |
Layla Moran | Oxford West and Abingdon | LibDem |
Liz Saville Roberts | Dwyfor Meirionnydd | Plaid Cymru |
Mike Hill | Hartlepool | Labour |
Alistair Carmichael | Orkney and Shetland | LibDem |
Mohammed Yasim | Bedford | Labour |
Sir Mark Hendrick | Preston | Labour |
Wera Hobhouse | Bath | LibDem |
Debbie Abrahams | Oldham East and Saddleworth | Labour |
Grahame Morris | Easington | Labour |
Rosie Cooper | West Lancashire | Labour |
Paul Girvan | South Antrim | DUP |
Taiwo Owatemi | Coventry North West | Labour |
Sammy Wilson | East Antrim | DUP |
Amy Callaghan | East Dunbartonshire | SNP |