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HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)Yes, I would.19 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)I think it is probably right to say that the questions asked by the hon. Members for Solihull West and Shirley and for Chester South and Eddisbury and the shadow Minister…19 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)Clause 51 will reform the Bail Act 1976 to prevent courts from remanding a defendant for their own protection where the only concern relates to their mental health.In response to…19 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)The hon. Member for Solihull West and Shirley asked how the courts would be supported in training for judges and so on. To safely enact that reform, it is vital that the…19 Jun 2025HANSARDStatutory Learning Disability and Autism TrainingToday I am pleased to lay in Parliament the Oliver McGowan draft code of practice on statutory learning disability and autism training. The launch of this code represents a…19 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)I rise to speak to clause 54 and to a number of new clauses relating to the treatment of children and young people. I turn first to clause 54. The Care Quality Commission…19 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)On the assessment of impact, it might be useful for the Committee to know, for context, that the use of guardianships under the Act is small: the number of new cases has declined…19 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)We have previously discussed Government amendments 26 to 29, which seek to overturn amendments tabled in the other place by Lord Kamall, Earl Howe and Baroness May, which added…19 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)I do not have any data to suggest that the numbers will go back up. That relates to the question that the hon. Member for Solihull West and Shirley asked about having a statutory…19 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)I thank the shadow Minister for those questions. I will have to get back to him in writing, because the questions that he asks obviously have an important legal dimension, and it…19 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)Police stations are not appropriate places to hold people in need of mental health treatment. The Mental Health Act 1983 (Places of Safety) Regulations 2017 amended the 1983 Act…19 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)I absolutely can give my hon. Friend that assurance. There has to be a team-based approach to this work. In any successful team, it is about ensuring that everybody knows their…19 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Seventh sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Desmond. I will respond to the questions that have been asked. The hon. Member for Farnham and Bordon asked what training…19 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Seventh sitting)What I meant is what I said. I will read it again: if an individual who is likely to benefit from making an ACD approaches services to create one, they should be offered…19 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)Extending the police powers in section 135 and 136 to other authorised persons would represent a major shift in the roles and responsibilities of health and social care…19 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)The hon. Member for Guildford asked about timelines. There is the timeline for the review on the face of the Bill, and then there is the broader question about implementation and…19 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Seventh sitting)My hon. Friend is absolutely right. In many ways, the best way to look at the issue of discharge is to start thinking about it almost as soon as the patient is admitted. We need…19 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Seventh sitting)I will set out the details of two important clauses relating to aftercare. Clause 46 will provide the tribunal with an important new power to recommend that plans for aftercare…19 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)The new clause takes forward a commitment made in the Lords by Baroness Merron to address issues relating to the unequal application of the Human Rights Act 1998 for some mental…19 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.19 Jun 2025