The silent suffering from undiagnosed and untreated Mental Health conditions is becoming an epidemic in hard-to-access rural areas, made worse here in Norfolk by the longstanding difficulties at the Norfolk & Suffolk Mental Health Foundation Trust.

That is why I have spoken up for our mental health services constantly in my time as an MP — and am pleased to be able to raise it in the house today.

We have seen too many broken promises of improvement to NSFT — the people of Mid Norfolk deserve better.

See more on my work speaking up for our local mental health services here.