To ask the Minister of Health what consideration he has given to the issue of parental alienation in his plans for investment in mental health services.

Mental health is one of my top priorities and in line with New Decade, New Approach agreement, I will publish a Mental Health Action Plan in March and a Mental Health Strategy by December 2020.

The Mental Health Strategy will be co-produced and will provide a blueprint for the development and funding of mental health services for the next decade. The strategy will be of a cross-sectoral and cross-divisional nature, be patient centred and trauma informed, and will put the needs of people at the fore.

As the strategy will be co-produced with input from all relevant people and as it will focus on a whole life approach parental alienation may be an issue that is raised and will then be considered.