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HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [HL]Is my noble friend able to define what the Government describe as “as soon as practicable”, which she said was going into the code of practice? Linked to that, how will it be…26 Feb 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [HL]My Lords, I will be brief. I too had concerns about this definition when the original legislation went through pre-legislative scrutiny—it seems an eternity ago now. It does not…26 Feb 2019HANSARDNHS Long Term PlanMy Lords, I too am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, for giving us this opportunity. I pay tribute to the fact that the plan focuses on autism. I declare my…31 Jan 2019HANSARDNHS Long Term PlanI advise the noble Viscount from personal experience that David Cameron’s motivation was not political expediency. As I know only too well, he had every reason to be grateful to…31 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: Further ReferendumMy Lords, I must declare that I was never a Boy Scout. Like the noble Lord, Lord Tyler, I have some questions for my noble friend the Minister, not because I wish to express an…17 Jan 2019 Bills sponsored (4)