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HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Ninth sitting)When it comes to enabling the Mental Health Act to function, having an understanding on the ground of the picture across our communities regarding mental health wellbeing is very…24 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Ninth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. The new clause would require local authorities and commissioning bodies to promote and report annually on mental health…24 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Ninth sitting)I thank the Minister for outlining the PCREF and the focus that it will have in addressing these issues. I was particularly interested in the explanation of the iterative approach…24 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Ninth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Vickers. New clause 1 seeks to ensure that racial disparities in the use of community treatment orders are properly…24 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Ninth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.24 Jun 2025HANSARDEuropean Convention on Human Rights: UK Obligations6. What steps she is taking to ensure the UK meets its legal obligations under the European convention on human rights.19 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Seventh sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Desmond. I rise to speak to new clause 21, which would place a clear statutory duty on integrated care boards to offer…19 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Seventh sitting)The hon. Member makes a really good point. There is definitely a place for ensuring that we work on this further to make sure that it covers that. I will come on to that later, if…19 Jun 2025HANSARDEuropean Convention on Human Rights: UK ObligationsI thank the Solicitor General for her answer. In the light of the Supreme Court’s judgment defining sex in the Equality Act 2010 as strictly biological, and public comments from…19 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Seventh sitting)In my final comments, I was going to say to the Minister that, having considered the points he set out in his opening statement in relation to this clause, I am prepared not to…19 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Harris. I thank the Minister for his comments on new clause 17, but I will speak to it briefly along with new clause 20, and…19 Jun 2025HANSARDDigital Exclusion3. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help reduce digital exclusion for people with communication disabilities.18 Jun 2025HANSARDDigital ExclusionA constituent contacted me specifically about the digital inclusion action plan, explaining that because of his voice disability, spasmodic dysphonia, he struggles to access…18 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)I thank the hon. Gentleman for that interjection, and I thank the Committee for considering these amendments. I hope the Government will either consider agreeing to them or give…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)I thank the Minister for going in detail through the points raised in our amendments. It is good to hear how each of them is being addressed through the code of practice and in…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)I beg to move amendment 11, in clause 6, page 13, line 6, at end insert— “(c) after subsection (6) insert— ‘(6A) Any person subject to a community treatment order must be informed…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Furniss. Our amendment would ensure that people who are subject to community treatment orders receive information about their…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)I thank the Minister for his comments on our amendment 11 and the clarification regarding the fact that the Bill covers a lot of the issues we raised in that amendment. I am…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)I rise to speak in favour of new clause 5, which would require the Secretary of State to undertake a review into whether the statutory competency test for under-16s would be…12 Jun 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)I beg to move amendment 48, in clause 21, page 30, line 28, at end insert— “(ab) containing steps to alleviate social and financial stressors contributing to the patient’s risk of…12 Jun 2025