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HANSARDMental 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 ] (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 ] (Sixth sitting)Like the hon. Lady, I see many benefits from the clause. Like many Committee members, I am surprised that the Government intend to vote against it. As has been mentioned, the…17 Jun 2025HANSARDChild Sexual Exploitation: Casey ReportI welcome the Home Secretary’s statement that those who are convicted of such crimes will not be able to take part in the asylum system, and I suggest that she may want to extend…16 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI obviously respect the hon. Gentleman, given his medical background, but as far as I am aware those substances have not yet been used for murdering people, which is what we are…13 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I am conscious of those comments and will try to limit my remarks to new clause 13 and some of the amendments to it. The Royal College of…13 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI will make a little progress before taking another intervention. No safeguards can prevent complications from taking medicines. As I am sure the hon. Member for Bury St Edmunds…13 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI entirely agree. Some of the amendments tabled by my hon. Friend the Member for Gosport (Dame Caroline Dinenage) may address that.13 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. I do not disagree that drugs are used for different things; that is not the thrust of the argument that I am making. What I am…13 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThis is the last intervention that I will take, as I must make progress.13 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy right hon. Friend is entirely correct. The Royal College of Physicians has said: “Medicines prescribed and administered in assisted dying must be regulated for safety and…13 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI will make a little progress, but I will give way to the hon. Gentleman in a moment. My amendment would require the Secretary of State to prohibit the use of medical devices…13 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillCan I just finish this point? During the 27 years that the law in Oregon has been in place, data is available for only about 36% of cases. However, within that, 59 incidents of…13 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillWill the hon. Lady give way?13 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)On a point of order, Mr Vickers. Just to be clear, I counted six Noes, and I think you announced five. Can we just check on that?12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)Further to that point of order, Mr Vickers. I should say it was the Liberal Democrats who pointed it out to me; I do not want to take the credit from them.12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)We are trying to future-proof the Bill as much as possible. Does my hon. Friend think that the clause has enough future-proofing to deal with mental health issues that we are…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)I will keep my remarks relatively brief. As my hon. Friend the Member for Hinckley and Bosworth has pointed out, Members on this side of the House entirely support clause 8,…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)I rise to talk briefly about clauses 13 and 14, which I generally and genuinely support. Clause 13 addresses a long-standing ethical and legal tension: how to balance the need for…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)I want to pick up on a few points made by my gallant and learned hon. Friend the Member for Solihull West and Shirley. He talked about people who, like many of us, have seen the…12 Jun 2025