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HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship for the first time this afternoon, Mr Pritchard. Opposition Members have expressed very real concerns about the additional…17 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)The Minister just used the expression—I have lost my train of thought. I beg your pardon, Mr Pritchard.17 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)I did not realise I was going to have to declare an interest in the Bill, in view of my lapse a few minutes ago. My question is about the reference the Minister made to the AMCP…17 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)I know that the Minister is well intentioned with this Bill, but it remains the case that the cared-for person is not always at the heart of it. That is a major worry, not just…17 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)Will the Minister give way?17 Jan 2019HANSARD British Bioethanol IndustryThe Minister said a few minutes ago that some cars might not be compatible with E10 or even E5. Of course that is the case, but there are always alternatives at the petrol…16 Jan 2019HANSARD British Bioethanol IndustryIt was indeed—better than Brexit. As we have already heard, legislating for E10 would bring us into line with other European countries, including Germany, France, Belgium and the…16 Jan 2019HANSARD British Bioethanol IndustryIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gapes. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Scunthorpe (Nic Dakin) on securing the debate, and it is lovely to be in…16 Jan 2019HANSARD British Bioethanol IndustryThe way we understand the Teesside Collective—besides as my colleagues and myself—is as the organisation that has led the way on carbon capture and storage on Teesside. Of course…16 Jan 2019HANSARD British Bioethanol IndustryThe Under-Secretary is doing a grand job stonewalling on behalf of the Minister of State. If there is one message that we would ask to be taken back, it is that we desperately…16 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)My hon. Friend spells it out very clearly. I get very anxious when I see parents shut out. People come to see me when children are being taken into care—though I know that that is…15 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I want to come back to resources. The Minister is right that we need to target resources where they are most needed, but the fact remains that there are insufficient resources in…15 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)Again, the Minister uses words I am uncomfortable with—the word “relevant”. Who determines what is relevant in the case of an individual young person?15 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I am interested in the expression that the Minister used a moment ago—“where appropriate”. There is no clear definition anywhere in this material of who will determine what “where…15 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)We can all acknowledge that there is a role for care home managers in the system, but I see them as a small cog in the engine, rather than the driver of the machine. Does the…15 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)That can be corrected in the system. Some would say that £2 billion is a small price to pay to ensure that everything in our system is legal—there are tens of thousands of cases…15 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)The issue of conflicts of interest is very important, particularly in relation to the previous discussion about independent hospitals. It beggars belief that we can hand over to…15 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)Following up on what my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham, Selly Oak, said, does the Minister agree that if she took up the idea of the CQC having such a role, we would need…15 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)When will that happen?15 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I am interested in my hon. Friend’s argument. It shows why, regardless of which part of the organisation or process we are dealing with, it is essential that there is an…15 Jan 2019