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HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)Briefly, if the Minister had done what I asked her to do on Second Reading, and what 40 organisations asked her to do, and paused the Bill, she would have had time to develop the…15 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I have nothing to add.15 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)It was not clear to me that you wanted me to speak to my group of amendments, Mr Austin, but I understand that now. Some Committee members have not been on a Bill Committee…15 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I agree with my hon. Friend, and we will talk specifically about that later. The Court of Protection exercises powers under the Mental Capacity Act 2005, under section 25 of the…15 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)On the point about control of family members, though, in a lot of places they are told that they are not allowed to visit. We will talk more about independent hospitals later, but…15 Jan 2019 Bills sponsored (4)