The Conservative government should employ a Mental Health Minister

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The current Mental Health minister is Luciana Berger and she works for the Labour party. The Conservative party do not have their own minister. I personally find this worrying as it is the Conservative party who is leading the country and 25% of the population suffer with a mental health condition.

25% of the UK population suffer with a mental health condition and there is no minister for mental health in the leading party. People with a mental health problem face prejudice in employment, in education, in care and throughout all areas of society. This needs to be challenged. The Conservative party should employ a specialist minister dedicated to creating policy and supporting those of us with mental health conditions in society.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do.

There is already a Government Minister with responsibility for mental health, as well as other health issues. You can find out more here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/people/jackie-doyle-price

You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do. For example, you could ask for the Government to create a new Minister whose only responsibility is mental health.

Timeline

17 Nov 2017	Petition opened for signatures
22 Nov 2017	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 22 Nov 2017

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