Motion text
That this House notes that 3 February 2022 is Time to Talk Day; joins with people across the country taking part in the nation’s biggest mental health conversation; further notes the importance of this day in bringing friends, families, communities, and workplaces together to talk and listen; believes talking and listening about mental health has the power to change lives; understands that the pandemic has had a significant impact on the nation’s mental health with around a third of adults and young people telling Mind that their mental health has got much worse since March 2020; highlights that it has never been more important to support each other to speak up about mental health; notes that a recent partnership report from Mind, SAMH, Inspire and the Co-op, shows how important open conversations are for everyone’s mental health and that support in the community such as spaces to talk, activities and services is vital to enable this; and calls on the Government to champion the importance of addressing mental health stigma and create supportive communities where people can talk openly about mental health and wellbeing.
Signatures (28)
The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.
Maskell, Rachael
Labour
Signed on
2 February 2022
Cooper, Daisy
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
2 February 2022
Lucas, Caroline
Green Party
Signed on
2 February 2022
Blackman, Kirsty
Scottish National Party
Signed on
2 February 2022
Chamberlain, Wendy
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
3 February 2022
Barker, Paula
Labour
Signed on
3 February 2022
In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.
Lewell-Buck, Mrs Emma
Labour
Signed on
3 February 2022
Osborne, Kate
Labour
Signed on
3 February 2022
Whitford, Dr Philippa
Scottish National Party
Signed on
3 February 2022
Cowan, Ronnie
Scottish National Party
Signed on
3 February 2022
Gibson, Patricia
Scottish National Party
Signed on
3 February 2022
Oswald, Kirsten
Scottish National Party
Signed on
3 February 2022
Hollern, Kate
Labour
Signed on
4 February 2022
Webbe, Claudia
Independent
Signed on
4 February 2022
Williams, Hywel
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
4 February 2022
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
4 February 2022
Lake, Ben
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
4 February 2022
Saville Roberts, Liz
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
7 February 2022
Carden, Dan
Labour
Signed on
7 February 2022
Johnson, Kim
Labour
Signed on
8 February 2022
Begum, Apsana
Labour
Signed on
9 February 2022
Foy, Mary Kelly
Labour
Signed on
9 February 2022
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on
10 February 2022
Lavery, Ian
Labour
Signed on
21 February 2022
Fellows, Marion
Scottish National Party
Signed on
21 February 2022
McDonnell, John
Labour
Signed on
25 February 2022
Bottomley, Sir Peter
Conservative
Signed on
3 March 2022
Ribeiro-Addy, Bell
Labour
Signed on
10 March 2022
There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.