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HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]I think I need to clarify a point of law—I am looking to the noble Lord, Lord Meston. In care proceedings, is parental responsibility removed? I do not believe it is; it remains…27 Jan 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to noble Lords who have spoken and for the considered nature of the response and the clarification regarding the special guardianship. However, as we have…27 Jan 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, Amendment 74 properly sits alongside Amendment 82 in the previous group, so I rise to speak predominantly to Amendments 75, 78 and 79A to 81. This group seeks to ensure…27 Jan 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords—27 Jan 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]27 Jan 2025HANSARDFree Schools and AcademiesMy Lords, I too am grateful to my noble friend Lady Evans for securing today’s debate and getting an opportunity to talk about the good news of English schools in the midst of…23 Jan 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]The Minister’s own policy document says that this test should be in the code of practice. How does that not also contribute to the undermining of Gillick that the Minister refers…22 Jan 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, I have put my name to Amendment 147. I find myself in agreement with much that has been said. It has been a consistent recommendation to His Majesty’s Government since…22 Jan 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, I add my support for Amendment 58, tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Watkins, and to which I have added my name. Briefly, given the time, the care and treatment plan is…22 Jan 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak briefly in support Amendment 133. I know the hour is late. As I asked the Minister, why is it that issues relating to this focus, which was the focus of the…22 Jan 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]Just before the Minister talks about that point, I understand her concern about the 12-month time limit, because it would be before the reforms are introduced. However, is she…22 Jan 2025HANSARDPrimary Schools: Swimming LessonsMy Lords, the Minister has spoken about the correlation between ethnicity and poverty. We often talk about the cost of a school uniform, but there is no need for swimwear or…21 Jan 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak briefly to support the amendment tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Tyler. The extension of advocacy services to children and young people is important,…20 Jan 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, on the amendment outlining the definition of “serious harm”, two situations were raised with us on the Joint Committee. One was that the change in the criteria is the…20 Jan 2025HANSARDChild Sexual Exploitation and AbuseMy Lords, I had the duty to give evidence to IICSA in my time as a Minister, and then served on the Select Committee that looked at statutory inquiries. We came up with a…20 Jan 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]I do not wish to interrupt my noble friend’s flow, but this is one of the key things that is evidence-based, and that does reduce detention for those communities, so it is…20 Jan 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, I support Amendments 44 and 66. The Joint Committee on which I serve recommended that community treatment orders be abolished for Part II patients. That recommendation…20 Jan 2025HANSARDRegulated and Other Activities (Mandatory Reporting of Child Sexual Abuse) Bill [HL]My Lords, I too pay tribute to the noble Baroness, Lady Grey-Thompson, for her tenacity in pursuing this Private Member’s Bill. I served on the Select Committee of your Lordships’…17 Jan 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]I am aware of how much time the Minister has given and how generous she has been in allowing interventions. If she is minded on Amendment 5, can she outline whether she is…14 Jan 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]Perhaps I can clarify. I think that the noble Baroness’s amendment is to some extent based on the spirit of the Joint Committee’s report, which was about providing some kind of…14 Jan 2025