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Health and Social Care Bill

This has been a good and interesting debate and I thank the Minister for her comprehensive reply, which in many respects was very cheering. I particularly welcome her statement on HIV and very much welcomed her undertaking on the role of the Health Protection Agency in monitoring the use of these orders. It was helpful that she picked up on the concern about friendless people and the provision of advocacy for them, and that she will take away and consider the possibility that the definition of an affected person could be tailored to include someone who could act as an advocate in those circumstances. I was also glad to hear her say that any lack of clarity about a prohibition on forced medical treatment might be addressed by means of a clarifying amendment. I am sure that all Members of the Committee will study the Minister’s reply with considerable interest. I thank her once again for the care that she has taken to address the concerns. I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.