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HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I am not sure whether I have understood this correctly. As my hon. Friend the Member for Worsley and Eccles South outlined her concerns, I tried to understand how someone could…15 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I was not planning to press it, so I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn .15 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I absolutely agree. From time to time we encounter horrendous examples of terrible practices by people who should never work in certain settings—things that are utterly…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 2019 Bills sponsored (5)