House of Commons
13 May 2016
This bill aims to improve support for people with perinatal mental health problems by guiding how NHS family services are delivered. By focusing on the perinatal period, it seeks to make it easier for pregnant people and new parents to access mental health care and related NHS support.
The bill is at the second reading in the Commons; if it progresses, it would move through subsequent stages (committee, report, and third reading) before going to the Lords.
Generated 21 February 2026
The 2015-16 session of Parliament has ended and this Bill will make no further progress.
This Bill was introduced to Parliament on 14 October 2015 under the Ten Minute Rule. This allows an MP to make his or her case for a new bill in a speech lasting up to ten minutes. An opposing speech may also be made before the House decides whether or not the bill should be introduced. If the MP is successful the bill is taken to have had its first reading.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
