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HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)I am prepared to concede that the Minister has offered some reassurance—as a doubting Thomas, I would like an awful lot more. To be terribly honest, I am not that convinced.…17 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)This is a genuine question: what will the arrangement be for inspecting the work of the people who carry out the reviews? The Minister says that we trust our NHS staff, but we…17 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)If the Minister will forgive me, it is just that she looks as if she does not believe me sometimes.17 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)Does my hon. Friend share my surprise that these words have actually been included in the Bill? We have heard quite a bit from the Minister about the things she has not wanted to…17 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)I beg to move amendment 48, in schedule 1, page 17, line 30, leave out “12 months” and insert “3 months”. This amendment is designed to encourage reviews and appropriate…17 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Pritchard. I should probably begin by saying to the Minister, just so there is no doubt, that these are genuinely probing amendments.…17 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I was reflecting on the comment made by my hon. Friend the Member for Worsley and Eccles South about the risk of the relationship being too close, cosy or convenient. Has the…15 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)Does my hon. Friend share my concern that so far, we have heard no reference to resources associated with this legislation? The Minister said at the outset that she was concerned…15 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)Yes, I agree. I happily accept that every member of this Committee is committed to trying to do the right thing by very vulnerable people—there is no doubt about that. However, it…15 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Austin. I want to make a brief contribution, particularly on amendment 37. If I may say so, the Minister was rather…15 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)Can the Minister share exactly what the draft code of practice says on the matter?15 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)The Minister told the Committee earlier that she did not want to put too much detail in the Bill in case that in itself became a restrictive problem. If good care home managers…15 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)As I listen to my hon. Friend, I wonder if people are a little confused between process and practice and, as a consequence, are doing a disservice to the local authority or…15 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for giving way; I did not want to interrupt her flow. I want to clarify the answer she gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Stockton South a second…15 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I do not want to get bogged down in legal technicalities, but why is it necessary for the legal trigger point to be after the authorisation has been made? Why could it not be at…15 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)Will the Minister give way?15 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I agree and I think that will be a recurring theme. As I tried to indicate this morning, the divide is between a person’s precious liberty and the need to prove good care and…15 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I beg to move amendment 47, in schedule 1, page 11, line 17, at end insert— “(d) the arrangements are in the cared for person’s best interest, (e) less restrictive options have…15 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)Does the hon. Member for Halesowen and Rowley Regis not make the argument for the Government to spell out more clearly the circumstances in which to consider these matters?…15 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)Is not the reality that if the scenario my hon. Friend has depicted comes to pass, we will have a different backlog? We will have gone through this whole exercise and, rather than…15 Jan 2019