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Proceeding contribution from Patricia Hewitt (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 16 April 2007. It occurred during Debate on bill on Mental Health Bill [HL].


Mental Health Bill [Lords]

Will the hon. Gentleman tell the House whether he supports the amendment made in another place to restrict supervised community treatment to people who are a threat to others, and exclude people who might harm themselves and who, as he has said, constitute the far larger number of mental health patients who could benefit from supervised community treatment?


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
459 c66 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Children Admissions Appeals Consent to medical treatment Crimes of violence Community care Autism Compulsorily detained psychiatric patients Advocacy Women Human rights Homicide Discrimination Ethnic groups Mental illness NHS Medical treatments Nurses Patients' rights Psychiatric patients Mental health services Mental health Mental Health Review Tribunal Scotland Young people Wales Research Suicide Community treatment orders
Legislation
Mental Health Bill (HL) 2006-07
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk