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HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]I thank the noble Lord, Lord Scriven, for that, as I would not want to be using inaccurate information. Maybe the Minister can check with her officials, thanks to the wonderful…20 Jan 2025HANSARDFirst-cousin MarriageMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Farmer for the Question, and the Minister for the sensitive way in which she is handling it. When we want to look at policy in sensitive…20 Jan 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken on this group. I will speak to Amendment 66 in my name and that of my noble friend Lord Howe. One of the motivations when we were…20 Jan 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]If the Minister and the officials look at Amendment 66, they will see it asks four specific questions. It could include more, but I wonder whether we can understand what the…20 Jan 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, I have a few brief comments on this group of amendments. In response to Amendment 43A, tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Barker, given that anyone subject to a CTO…20 Jan 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]I am grateful to my noble friend for that intervention, because this is something that we could learn from here. Given the point that the noble Baroness, Lady Murphy, made at the…20 Jan 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]I would not want to upset any people from South Carolina. In fact, I did some work in Raleigh and Durham a few years, so I should get this right. Is the department aware of that…20 Jan 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, given that all those who have spoken to this group of amendments have been brief, I shall try to be brief. Once again, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Murphy, for…20 Jan 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]Once again, I am grateful to all noble Lords who spoke to this group of amendments. The purpose of today’s Committee is to probe the Government, but it is interesting that we find…14 Jan 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]I wonder whether I can be of help to the Minister. The timing is advisory so, if there are important points that the Minister wishes to make, she should please go ahead.14 Jan 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, I am sure the noble Lord is thinking, “If only all groups went as swiftly as this one”. I thank him for bringing forward these government amendments. We understand that…14 Jan 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]This raises another issue, which I know has been raised in other areas of healthcare, of families who live across borders—if the parents live in one part of the United Kingdom and…14 Jan 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]I begin by thanking all noble Lords who spoke to this first group of amendments in Committee. Before I comment, I refer noble Lords to my interests as set out in the register. I…14 Jan 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]The noble Baroness referred to the Trieste model, and I thought that led to quite a deal of interest from noble Lords across the House. Could she share some details on the Trieste…14 Jan 2025HANSARDPrisons: Health ServicesI start by thanking the noble Baroness, Lady Morgan, for sending me a briefing in advance of this Question. She rightly and importantly highlights that cancer outcomes for…14 Jan 2025HANSARDAdult Social Care: Long-term Workforce PlanMy Lords, as the Government and the NHS introduce new workforce patterns to take account of changes, surely they should also take account of advances in technology. Recent years…13 Jan 2025HANSARDWater BillsMy Lords, one way of possibly reducing water bills is through the installation of domestic water harvesting systems. I know they are not feasible for all consumers, but what is…09 Jan 2025HANSARDNHS: Single-sex Provision for Staff and PatientsMy Lords, the noble Baroness is absolutely right to talk about dealing with this issue very sensitively, by respecting people’s dignity and acting with compassion. However, some…08 Jan 2025HANSARDHealth: ObesityMy Lords, the Minister rightly talked about the importance of creating the right environment for people to eat healthily. Some noble Lords may have seen daytime television…07 Jan 2025HANSARDHealth and Adult Social Care ReformMy Lords, I begin by echoing the comments made by my right honourable friend the shadow Secretary of State in the other place in support of all those who worked in the NHS and…07 Jan 2025