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Debate on bill on Wednesday, 4 July 2007, in the House of Commons, led by Ivan Lewis.

Mental Health Bill [Lords]

Mental Health Bill (HL). Programme motion (No 3) on consideration of Lords message and any subsequent proceedings. Agreed to on question. Lords message considered. Lords amendments agreed to.

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Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
462 c1040-54 
Session
2006-07
Department
Department of Health
Legislative stage
Lords amendments
Procedure
Programme motions
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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Proceeding contributions
Lord Boswell of Aynho | 462 c1045 (Link to this contribution) Is my hon. Friend concerned about the possibility of community treatment orders being applied dispro...
Tim Loughton | 462 c1044-5 (Link to this contribution) I completely agree with my hon. Friend. Those who want to see mental health being dealt with on a le...
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John Pugh | 462 c1047-8 (Link to this contribution) In considering the passage of this Bill—Lords, Commons, Commons, Lords—I am reminded of the nice cop...
Tim Loughton | 462 c1045-7 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend is absolutely right, and I shall deal with that in a minute. The BME community, and c...
Ivan Lewis | 462 c1042-3 (Link to this contribution) As usual, the hon. Gentleman makes a constructive and sensible point. There are concerns among black...
Lord Boswell of Aynho | 462 c1044 (Link to this contribution) Does my hon. Friend agree that it is an essential and important principle that we should not discrim...
Tim Loughton | 462 c1043-4 (Link to this contribution) Well, here we are again, and I hope that this will be the last time. I welcome the Minister to his n...
Lord Boswell of Aynho | 462 c1048-9 (Link to this contribution) Like other hon. Members who have spoken, I commend the amendments to the House, although I do so wit...
Lord Boswell of Aynho | 462 c1050 (Link to this contribution) Does my hon. Friend accept that at certain points along the road, we appeared to have broken down al...
Lord Boswell of Aynho | 462 c1042 (Link to this contribution) Does the Minister agree that embodying this issue in the principles, albeit within the structure pro...
Ivan Lewis | 462 c1041-2 (Link to this contribution) Before speaking about the substance of the amendments, I would like to say a brief word about the Bi...
Speaker | 462 c1041 (Link to this contribution) With this we may discuss Lords amendments Nos. 4A, 32A, 32B, 41A, 41B, 41C and 41D.
Ivan Lewis | 462 c1041 (Link to this contribution) I beg to move, That this House agrees with the Lords in the said amendment.
Tim Loughton | 462 c1053 (Link to this contribution) Perhaps I can help the Minister. I alluded earlier to the experience in Scotland—albeit at an early ...
Ivan Lewis | 462 c1053 (Link to this contribution) The only thing I can say about increases and decreases is that, the way things are going at the mome...
Tim Loughton | 462 c1054 (Link to this contribution) What is the package of safeguards that the Minister has just referred to?
Ivan Lewis | 462 c1053-4 (Link to this contribution) I want the professionals to use the legislation that this place is passing to best effect, in the in...
Ann Coffey | 462 c1054 (Link to this contribution) Does my hon. Friend agree that the Opposition are being extraordinary? They agree in principle to co...
Ivan Lewis | 462 c1054 (Link to this contribution) The safeguards will be included in the code of practice that we will publish in due course. They wil...
Ivan Lewis | 462 c1054 (Link to this contribution) I agree entirely with my hon. Friend. Once we have put the legislative framework in place, accompani...
John Pugh | 462 c1053 (Link to this contribution) I did not suggest that the Minister should give us an exact number; I asked him whether there would ...
Ivan Lewis | 462 c1051 (Link to this contribution) As I said, the code of practice will make that clear, but ““suitably competent”” means—[Interruption...
Tim Loughton | 462 c1051 (Link to this contribution) Can the Minister give some more detail about the meaning of ““suitably competent”” and provide some ...
Ivan Lewis | 462 c1050-1 (Link to this contribution) With the leave of the House, Madam Deputy Speaker, I shall respond to some of the points made during...
James Duddridge | 462 c1050 (Link to this contribution) That is true, but we managed to crank up the old car so that we could move forward again as we appro...
Ivan Lewis | 462 c1052 (Link to this contribution) With all due respect to the hon. Gentleman, I should say that that balance has had to be struck in t...
Lord Boswell of Aynho | 462 c1052 (Link to this contribution) Although I do not disagree at all with the excellent sentiment that the Minister has expressed, does...
Ivan Lewis | 462 c1051-2 (Link to this contribution) No, I am not saying that at all. We have checked, and it has been confirmed that the situation is en...
Tim Loughton | 462 c1051 (Link to this contribution) This has nothing to do with localism and trusting professionals; it is about compliance with the Eur...
Ivan Lewis | 462 c1052-3 (Link to this contribution) I agree entirely. There are a number of issues about protecting and securing best practice: good lea...
Ann Coffey | 462 c1052 (Link to this contribution) Does my hon. Friend agree that professionals will be subject to disciplinary procedures should they ...
James Duddridge | 462 c1049-50 (Link to this contribution) I begin by echoing the welcome extended to the Minister, who I am sure will lead us through the fina...
Subjects
Codes of practice Compulsorily detained psychiatric patients Health professions Ethnic groups Mental illness Medical treatments Patients' rights Minority groups Psychiatric patients Mental health services Mental health Community treatment orders
Legislation
Mental Health Bill (HL) 2006-07
Link
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