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HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)I am hearing that the hon. Gentleman supports clause 50, despite the very clear joint statement from organisations such as the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services,…19 Jun 2025HANSARDWelfare Reforms: Impact on Disabled PeopleAs the Minister knows, the personal independence payment is a passport benefit for carer’s allowance. The Government’s impact assessment suggests that approximately 150,000 family…18 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)Does the hon. Gentleman agree that one of the challenges of that court ruling, which will stand unless the Bill amends the law, is that there will be people detained for longer…17 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)I think we are all agreed that, in order to implement the changes to the Bill, we need investment in mental health services, particularly community mental health services, but…17 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)Can the Minister assure us that there are powers in schedule 2 for the removal of a nominated person? One of the grounds is that any person engaged in caring for the patient or…17 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Harris. I will briefly speak in support of clauses 36 to 40. These clauses reflect the principle of least restriction, albeit…17 Jun 2025HANSARDLevel 7 Apprenticeships: FundingI welcome the Government’s plans to create those 120,000 training opportunities for young people, including these higher-level apprenticeships. However, we know that there are…16 Jun 2025HANSARDChild Sexual Exploitation: Casey ReportI commend the Home Secretary for the dignified way in which she gave her statement. I associate myself with her apology to the victims and survivors of sexual exploitation and…16 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy hon. Friend makes a strong argument for excluding private, for-profit providers. He may know that I tabled an amendment in Committee that would have limited the provision of…13 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI thank the hon. Lady for so eloquently describing some of the variation in the use of drugs in the case of assisted dying. In normal practice we have a yellow card scheme, which…13 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI thank my hon. Friend for speaking so clearly about the issue of advertising. Does he recognise that this country has banned pharmaceutical advertising because we do not want to…13 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThis is a very sensitive issue. There is data to support the fact that people from minoritised ethnic groups are less likely to trust their health professionals—the figure is 18%…13 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI wonder what my hon. Friend’s view is of the opinion of the Royal College of Pathologists—the body responsible for medical examiners—which is that: “deaths following assisted…13 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Vickers. I will speak in support of the clause and Government amendment 30, and I may touch on the amendment moved by the…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)Obviously, the Lords amendment puts the role of the police into law. I think we agree that we do not want to have the police’s role enshrined in legislation. Over the…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)I think there is some agreement between us, in the sense that obviously a police officer is not necessarily best placed to deal with those who are in mental distress. Having…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)There is a big difference, because when we address clinical variation we usually do so through clinical guidelines, clinical best practice, training and many other non-statutory…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for outlining so clearly what safeguards will be in place to ensure that there are no unnecessary extensions to CTOs beyond the period during which…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)I commend my hon. Friend for her honest account of her personal experiences and thank her for bringing that experience into our discussion of the Bill. It is absolutely right that…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)It is an honour to speak again in the Committee’s debates on the Bill. I really welcome clause 21, in that it introduces care and treatment plans, as well as a statutory…12 Jun 2025