Proceeding contribution from Earl Howe (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Monday, 2 July 2007. It occurred during Debate on bill on Mental Health Bill [HL].

Mental Health Bill [HL]

My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for that clarification which is in part reassuring, although it leaves open how the word could be interpreted. My concern, shared by many noble Lords, was that if someone was behaving in a certain manner in public—let us say, aggressively—they could be taken into preventive detention and that would amount to treatment under the Bill’s terms. I hope that the Minister can allay that concern.

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 693 c835
Session: 2006-07
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Subjects: Alcoholic drinks Consent to medical treatment Compulsorily detained psychiatric patients Advocacy Culture Alcoholism Equality Drugs Discrimination Electroconvulsive therapy Medical treatments Misuse Patients' rights Psychiatric patients Mental health services Mental health Religion Sexuality Community treatment orders
Legislation: Mental Health Bill (HL) 2006-07
Link: View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk

Mental Health Bill [HL]

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