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Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill

moved Amendment No. 110A: 110A: Clause 118, page 87, line 24, at end insert ““and (d) any premises in which medical, surgical or paramedical treatment is provided under arrangements made under the National Health Service Act 2006 (c. 41),”” The noble Lord said: My Lords, I propose to press the amendment. It is helpful to go back to Clause 118 to see what the proposed offence is. First, the person commits an offence if he, "““causes, without reasonable excuse … a nuisance or disturbance to an NHS staff member who is working there””." The second condition is that, "““the person refuses, without reasonable excuse, to leave … when asked to do so by a constable or an NHS staff member””." The third condition is that, "““the person is not on the NHS premises for the purpose of obtaining medical advice, treatment or care for himself””." So he is not a patient. The noble Lord, Lord Bassam, has recognised that a problem exists in GPs’ surgeries. What is his answer? It is ““We are not going to do anything about it””. The relatives of a patient who cause trouble in a GP’s surgery can carry on causing nuisance and trouble. They can be asked to leave and can refuse, according to the noble Lord.