That this House applauds the Social Exclusion Unit for its recent inquiry into mental health; looks forward to the publication of its findings; and calls on the Government to remove the barriers to welfare benefits and to employment faced by people with mental health problems within the benefits system, as highlighted by Mind's Benefits Campaign.

That this House applauds the Social Exclusion Unit for its recent inquiry into mental health; looks forward to the publication of its findings; and calls on the Government to remove the barriers to welfare benefits and to employment faced by people with mental health problems within the benefits system, as...

That this House calls for the anti-depressant drug Seroxat to be withdrawn from use for new prescribing pending an urgent, fully independent review of its and other SSRI anti-depressants' safety, because of the extensive evidence of severe withdrawal reactions and an increased risk of suicide associated with it; and calls on the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulation Agency in conducting the review to include people with experience of using Seroxat and to make full use of the consumer-based evidence and research available, such as that conducted by Panorama and Mind.

That this House calls for the anti-depressant drug Seroxat to be withdrawn from use for new prescribing pending an urgent, fully independent review of its and other SSRI anti-depressants' safety, because of the extensive evidence of severe withdrawal reactions and an increased risk of suicide associated with it; and calls...

That this House calls on the Government to note the recent deportation of a British national from Cambodia and to use the forthcoming Sexual Offences Bill to amend legislation that allows those convicted of sexual offences to travel overseas for eight days without having to register their visit and to require registered sex offenders planning to travel for longer periods to list all destinations they intend to travel to so the appropriate authorities can be informed; and considers that as sexual offences have a lasting psychological and often physical effect on children it should be the Home Secretary's immediate priority that legislation is in place to protect as many children as possible in this country and abroad from this terrible crime.

That this House calls on the Government to note the recent deportation of a British national from Cambodia and to use the forthcoming Sexual Offences Bill to amend legislation that allows those convicted of sexual offences to travel overseas for eight days without having to register their visit and to...

That this House notes the threefold increase in waiting lists for audiology appointments at NHS trusts over the last three years for which figures are available; notes no increase since 1997 in the number of audiology consultants; and calls for hearing test waiting lists to be published routinely and separately aside from ear, nose and throat data and for the Government to take urgent action to improve audiology services.

That this House notes the threefold increase in waiting lists for audiology appointments at NHS trusts over the last three years for which figures are available; notes no increase since 1997 in the number of audiology consultants; and calls for hearing test waiting lists to be published routinely and separately...

That this House congratulates Mind on the launch of its 'My Choice' campaign and its model for the treatment of mental health problems at primary care level; welcomes their contribution towards the achievements of standards 2 and 3 of the Government's National Service Framework for Mental Health through primary care groups, CPs and primary care staff; and calls on primary care practitioners, commissioning bodies and the Government to ensure that, as people with mental health problems are the experts in their own condition, they are involved in all decisions about their care and treatment, effective psychological therapies, including counselling, that cognitive therapy and psychotherapy are available to those who want to try them, complementary therapies are available as effective treatments for mental health problems and to help reduce negative side effects of medication, people are given sufficient information about medication to enable them to make informed choices before drugs are prescribed and throughout treatment, exercise on prescription schemes are used for mental health, and care and treatment of mental health problems are individual and take account of a person's social, socio-economic and cultural background, lifestyles and preferences.

That this House congratulates Mind on the launch of its 'My Choice' campaign and its model for the treatment of mental health problems at primary care level; welcomes their contribution towards the achievements of standards 2 and 3 of the Government's National Service Framework for Mental Health through primary care...

That this House notes with concern the findings of Mind's Yellow Card survey 2001 which shows that 61 per cent. of mental health patients who responded to the survey said they were given insufficient information about treatments, 61 per cent. were not given a choice about treatment, whether between types of treatment, a choice in the use of medication or a choice whether to have treatment, and that this figure rose to 75 per cent. for black and minority ethnic respondents; welcomes the development of drug treatments for mental illness, which have fewer side effects for those who take them; recognises that even newer mental health drugs can have serious side effects; and seeks to widen the treatment debate beyond comparative discussion of the benefits of the different drugs used to treat mental health, particularly if this gives the impression that some drugs are side effect free.

That this House notes with concern the findings of Mind's Yellow Card survey 2001 which shows that 61 per cent. of mental health patients who responded to the survey said they were given insufficient information about treatments, 61 per cent. were not given a choice about treatment, whether between types...

That this House notes improving support for breastfeeding is a fundamental public health measure which will both help to improve the health of the nation and reduce inequalities; notes that Northern Ireland, Wales and most health boards in Scotland have breastfeeding strategies and are now working on implementation, although England does not; and believes that, in order to support all women who want to breastfeed, a wide ranging breastfeeding strategy for England is needed which includes plans to raise public awareness, improve education and health professional training in breastfeeding, develop employment law, clarify research priorities, provide accurate information and skilled support through the health service and implement the World Health Organisation's International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes throughout the United Kingdom.

That this House notes improving support for breastfeeding is a fundamental public health measure which will both help to improve the health of the nation and reduce inequalities; notes that Northern Ireland, Wales and most health boards in Scotland have breastfeeding strategies and are now working on implementation, although England...