That this House notes the valuable work of the Matthew Trust as a pioneering mental health and penal reform group, which receives no central government funding, for its role as a last-stop agency, providing assistance to over 300 individuals by direct grant in 1994 (in addition to those receiving indirect grants and non-grant assistance); recognises that its provision is given in many cases to those who have no other voluntary or statutory agency to turn to; notes that the trust received over 2300 approaches for help in 1994 but was unable to meet all their needs; and calls on the Government to review its policy towards the work of the Matthew Trust.

That this House notes the valuable work of the Matthew Trust as a pioneering mental health and penal reform group, which receives no central government funding, for its role as a last-stop agency, providing assistance to over 300 individuals by direct grant in 1994 (in addition to those receiving indirect...

That this House regrets that the First Annual Report of the Press Complaints Commission makes no reference to parliamentary concern about the Commission, raised by the Matthew Trust in its report on press intrusion and the mentally disordered, that the Commission's perceived independence is compromised by its Chairman being appointed by the newspaper publishers' body, Pressbof, that the Code of Practice is drawn up by newspaper editors and that the Commission receives its financial support from the newspaper industry; and further believes that the Press Complaints Commission will not be seen to be independent while its brief allows it to promote newspapers which disregard its own Code of Practice.

That this House regrets that the First Annual Report of the Press Complaints Commission makes no reference to parliamentary concern about the Commission, raised by the Matthew Trust in its report on press intrusion and the mentally disordered, that the Commission's perceived independence is compromised by its Chairman being appointed...

That this House welcomes the recent report on national newspapers/ BBC regarding the mentally disordered and mentally distressed published by The Matthew Trust; agrees that consultation should take place between the Home Secretary, the Secretary of State for Health and the Chairman of the Press Complaints Commission to ensure a strengthening of the Code of Practice of national newspapers to protect the mentally disordered from intrusion by the Press; believes that the Home Office should adhere to its undertaking to review, in June of this year, the Press Complaints Commission's operational response to intrusiveness by national newspapers; believes that the review considers statutory measures in the interests of the mentally disordered, distressed, handicapped or ill; and agrees that the British Broadcasting Corporation should adopt the Codes of Practice contained in the report and that it introduce an internal Standing Committee on Mental Health.

That this House welcomes the recent report on national newspapers/ BBC regarding the mentally disordered and mentally distressed published by The Matthew Trust; agrees that consultation should take place between the Home Secretary, the Secretary of State for Health and the Chairman of the Press Complaints Commission to ensure a...