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HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)I rise to speak to clauses 15, 17 and 18 and Liberal Democrat amendment 13 to clause 18. I note the hon. Member for Winchester is not here; I do not know whether he intends to…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)I agree with my hon. Friend. I think we agree on both sides of the Committee that, where appropriate, police should not be the first responders to this issue, although, obviously,…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)I think, from what my hon. Friend has said and what the Minister said at the outset, that Members on both sides of the Committee want the same thing, which as far as possible is…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)Before my hon. Friend moves on to the amendments, I want to press him on the point about training, which my hon. Friend the Member for Solihull West and Shirley brought up. I…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)I entirely agree with my hon. Friend’s request to the Government for a review two years after implementation. Does he agree that it needs to be cross-governmental? The Home Office…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)Hear, hear!12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)I am interested in the hon. Member’s argument, but it seems to be entirely the opposite of the one he made when he intervened on me on Second Reading. He said then: “Sections 135…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)My hon. Friend is making a clear point, but I want to add that there are clearly places and situations in which non-police professionals, such as mental health professionals, deal…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)The clause is a necessary reset— [ Interruption. ] Goodness, what a background noise! If only I had such a response to everything I said. The clause is rooted in the central…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)I confess that I do not entirely follow the hon. Lady’s argument. My understanding is that the people she has listed—for example, hospital security staff—are not covered at the…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)I rise briefly to dilate on clause 6, on Liberal Democrat amendment 11 and on Government amendment 30. Those of us on the Health and Social Care Committee recently had a…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)Thrilled.10 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I rise to speak to amendments 52 and 53, tabled by my hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge and moved by my hon. Friend the Member for Solihull West and Shirley.…10 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I will do my best, Mr Vickers. The hon. Lady raises some good points. She made a slightly party political point, but I will forgive her because I made one earlier. Maybe that is…10 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I thank the hon. Member for her helpful intervention. If that is correct, I will draw my comments on that point to a close. Amendment 6 concerns CETR frequency. It seeks to change…10 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)My hon. Friend attributes to me a level of clairvoyance that I do not possess, but I am sure that the hon. Member for Winchester or the hon. Member for Guildford will pick up that…10 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I knew it began with S and was somewhere that is not Surrey or Hampshire—because where else would you want to be, Mr Vickers? The amendment would potentially increase the…10 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)My hon. Friend is entirely correct. We operate in a resource-confined area. It does not matter what the resource envelope is; it will always be confined. If we use resource to…10 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)My hon. Friend makes a key point that I was about to address. Clearly, where there is a supportive family structure with the best interests of the individual at heart, the…10 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I agree entirely. That could be the unintended consequence of amendment 51: in essence, if the housing provision is not there, discharge will be delayed. From my understanding of…10 Jun 2025