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HANSARDChild PovertyWhen the Government’s own impact assessment for the “Pathways to Work” Green Paper suggests that 50,000 children will be plunged into poverty and businesses are already slashing…23 Jun 2025HANSARDIncontinenceThank you very much, Mr Deputy Speaker. I welcome you to your place today. It is an honour to speak in this debate on behalf of His Majesty’s Opposition, and I pay tribute to the…19 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Seventh sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Desmond. You and the Committee will be pleased to know that my hon. Friends have made most of the points I wanted to flag.…19 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Harris. I rise to speak in support of clause 54, but with the caveat that it would be much more effective if new clause 12,…19 Jun 2025HANSARDEndometriosisWhat commitment can the Minister give that the community diagnostic centres programme, which was started under the Conservative Government—[Hon. Members: “Hear, hear!”] I’ll start…18 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)Does my gallant and learned hon. Friend have any information on the current waiting times for tribunals? What does he expect the effect of the changes proposed in these clauses to…17 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)Does my hon. Friend think that if there is a backlog, that could undermine patient rights or clinical progress in some way? How will the tribunal system be able to cope with that…17 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Desmond. Taking a step back to my hon. Friend’s point about “necessary”, is he concerned, as I am, that it is not clear to…17 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)My hon. Friend makes a powerful point. I remember the comments made by the hon. Member for Southend West and Leigh, who is chuntering from a sedentary position—I think he…17 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)I appreciate that the hon. Gentleman sees the potential benefit in the amendments standing in the name of my hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge. However, my hon.…17 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)I thank my hon. Friend for his comprehensive analysis of the provisions under discussion. Does he understand amendments 54 and 55 to mean that, although there would be a narrowing…17 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)Surely the fundamental part of the Bill is self-assessment and self-reflection. That does happen in some cases, and certainly in other parts of the healthcare system, but in this…17 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Harris. I rise to speak in support of clauses 24 to 28, schedule 2, and the vital amendments 54 and 55 in the name of my…17 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)I rise to speak to clauses 22 and 23 and to Liberal Democrat new clause 4. As my hon. Friend the Member for Hinckley and Bosworth said, the Opposition support clauses 22 and 23…17 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)Thank you, Minister.17 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)I apologise—this may be due to the terminology of “amendment” versus “clause”—but is the Minister saying that the Government are likely to vote against clause 35 as it currently…17 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)I have some brief questions for the Minister about this important clause, which has serious implications for patient liberty and for public protection. We must ensure that…17 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)I do not know whether the hon. Member for Winchester will press his amendment to a vote, but if he does, would my hon. Friend support the idea of having a pilot roll-out of the…17 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)I thank the hon. Lady for her point, but I shall continue in the same vein unless I am told to do otherwise. Clause 27 will ensure that when community treatment orders are…17 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)I rise to speak in favour of clauses 42, 43 and 44, which together strengthen the duty to inform patients—whether detained in the community or conditionally discharged—about how…17 Jun 2025