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Mental Health Bill [HL]

Debate on bills on Tuesday, 28 November 2006, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Warner. The answering member was Earl Howe.
Mental Health Bill (HL). Lords Second reading debate. Agreed to on question and Committed to a Committee of the Whole House (HL). (Part 2 of 2)

About these Parliamentary proceedings

Reference

687 c679-732 

Session

2006-07

Legislative stage

Second reading

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber
Mental Health Bill (HL) . Explanatory Notes also published (HL Bill 1-EN )
Thursday, 16 November 2006
Bills
House of Lords
Mental Health Bill [HL]
Tuesday, 28 November 2006
Parliamentary proceedings
House of Lords

Proceeding contributions

Lord Adebowale | 687 c704-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I want to declare a number of interests before I make my brief comments about the Bill. I ...
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch | 687 c702-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I intend to be relatively brief. I start by saying that I am hugely respectful of the prof...

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Baroness Meacher | 687 c707-11 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I welcome the opportunity to debate a new Mental Health Bill purporting to rectify the gro...
Lord Bragg | 687 c693-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I declare an interest as president of Mind which has been working for better mental health...
Baroness Knight of Collingtree | 687 c691-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, there is no doubt that there is much concern in the minds of a large number of professiona...
Lord Patel of Bradford | 687 c695-700 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I begin by declaring my interests. First, I am chairman of the Mental Health Act Commissio...
Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone | 687 c682-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am more than happy to follow the noble Baroness and her call for advocacy. In a Bill whe...
Baroness Gibson of Market Rasen | 687 c688-91 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the Bill before us is a very far cry from the first proposals for a new Mental Health Bill...
Lord Warner | 687 c729-32 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this has been a passionate and interesting debate on a complex and important issue. I pay ...
Earl Howe | 687 c725-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, as is fitting for a Bill of such importance, this has been a debate of particularly high q...
Baroness Barker | 687 c721-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am the only speaker from these Benches today because my noble friends Lady Neuberger and...
Baroness Corston | 687 c716-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the Bill has had a spectacularly long gestation; it has been on the horizon for nine years...
Baroness Murphy | 687 c718-21 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, first I must declare my interests in the Bill. I am a Fellow of the Royal College of Psych...
Lord Ouseley | 687 c714-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it has been a long process in getting an amended Bill before the House to tackle the inade...
Baroness Morgan of Drefelin | 687 c679-82 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, as the Minister said, the Government are making enormous strides in the development of men...
Baroness Pitkeathley | 687 c711-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for the style and substance of his remarks and welcome his offer of w...
Baroness Howarth of Breckland | 687 c700-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is somewhat intimidating to follow the noble Lord, Lord Patel of Bradford, because he h...
Lord Patel | 687 c685-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am pleased that the Government have introduced the Bill to amend the Mental Health Act 1...
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