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HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)Again, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Austin. This Government amendment—this move to remove paragraph 13 from the Bill—leaves me and others seeking much…15 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)It is totally impossible. If someone does not have the information, how can they make an informed decision? Likewise, people who advocate for someone, whether parents, relatives…15 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)Some people say that all I need now is to be a lawyer and an accountant, and then I will have done all of the bottom four professions when it comes to public confidence and…15 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)The Minister is nodding her head, which is very good news. She has given me that reassurance, so perhaps I do not need to continue with this particular line of questioning. We…15 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)That is most certainly the case. The Minister will forgive me if I mention resources again. If people are hard-pressed, we should perhaps have more resources in the system to deal…15 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)Again, the Minister nods her head, but that opportunity must be long before a final decision on the deprivation of liberty. We must take every possible precaution to ensure that…15 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)During today’s debate I have already raised concerns about independent hospitals, and about care home managers and their potential role in depriving people in their care of their…15 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)Indeed that is the case. There are probably thousands of people in the system at this time who are illegally detained, or whose freedom has been denied them; we can do without…15 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)My hon. Friend talks about shifting the cost around. I know that we will get to it later in the Bill, but there is the issue of charges being made to the person living in a care…15 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)On resources, I spent yesterday evening with the lead member for adult services in my local authority of Stockton-on-Tees, Councillor Jim Beall. He told me that the council has…15 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I am north.15 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)rose —15 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Austin, and not for the first time. Children and young people have always been my focus in politics. I spent many years as…15 Jan 2019HANSARDArmed Forces Personnel: TrendsNot yet!14 Jan 2019HANSARDArmed Forces Personnel: TrendsSurely the Secretary of State recognises the need for a serious recruitment programme for the armed forces rather than this targeting of gamers, whose screen skills could, I…14 Jan 2019HANSARDArmed Forces Personnel: Trends14. What recent assessment he has made of trends in the number of armed forces personnel.14 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActPeople in my Stockton North constituency voted two to one to leave the EU. They wanted to take back control, they wanted £350 million a week more for the NHS, and many had genuine…10 Jan 2019HANSARDCommunity Transport3. What steps his Department is taking to support community transport operators.10 Jan 2019HANSARDCommunity TransportThat is a tiny amount to invest in community transport. My constituency is largely rural, and people in our villages—particularly older people—are left isolated because…10 Jan 2019