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HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)I will speak to clause 8 first, then work my way through the other provisions in the group. The clause will introduce a statutory requirement that medical treatment under the Act…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)I think I see where the Minister is coming from, but to take the example that he chose last time we spoke about this, there could be someone with a severe eating disorder. At the…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)I am grateful for the opportunity to speak to clause 10, which addresses the nomination of the responsible clinician under the Mental Health Act. As we have heard, the responsible…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)I appreciate the answer that the Minister gave, but we would like to probe the opinion of the Committee, given the principles that are enshrined in the Bill and childhood trauma…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)I will resist the temptation to go back to the start of my speech; I am sure that the Committee’s memories of it will have lasted over our short lunch break. I was saying that…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)I am frantically trying to find the exact point in the explanatory notes—I think it is in either paragraph 114 or paragraph 115—about where the second opinion comes together.…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)You have actually caught me at a perfect point, Mr Vickers. The concept of therapeutic benefit is central to the second opinion doctor’s assessment. However, in clinical practice,…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)I rise to speak to clauses 15, 17 and 18 and Liberal Democrat amendment 13. Clause 15 will amend section 58A of the Mental Health Act 1983 in regard to ECT. It is worth…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)Clause 11 will introduce new section 56A into the Mental Health Act 1983. The clause represents an important reform to the framework for how treatment decisions are made to detain…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)I would be grateful if the Minister could comment on the certificates being combined. There is a concern, if we go from two certificates to one, that the reason why two…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)There are a few questions to be answered. Given the nature of acquired brain injury—for example, the capacity of someone who has had a stroke can fluctuate—it is very hard from a…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)Clause 21 will introduce a statutory duty to provide care and treatment plans for most patients detained under the Mental Health Act in England. It is, in the Government’s own…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)It is an excellent and eagle-eyed point. I would point to the evidence base that I cited, starting from 1988 onwards. That is three and half decades’ worth of evidence that points…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)My hon. Friend is a shrewd surveyor of legislation, and even foresees the amendments that I have tabled, which may well expose and shine a little light on something that might…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)The Minister makes a good point about the differences in the country, one of which is how the Care Quality Commission looks at the standards. Especially as the CQC is under new…10 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)The Minister is right about the absolute nature of the Liberal Democrat amendment, but we talked about the duty to respond requiring a body to set out why it has decided to take…10 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)The hon. Member is correct to establish the evidence base and the guidance. Broadly, we need to balance that with the logistics and the impact on the clinician, the patient and…10 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)The hon. Gentleman makes a pertinent point about the pressure on CAMHS. In Leicestershire, about 45% of CAMHS referrals are for things like autism and ADHD, and the problem is…10 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)We have certain registers of carers, for example in primary care. There is a stipulation about moving towards veterans being included. Who does the hon. Gentleman think might hold…10 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I rise to speak to Liberal Democrat amendments 8, 47 and 9 to clause 4, which seek to expand the scope of the at-risk register, define risk factors and protect children and young…10 Jun 2025