Mental Health Bill [HL]

Debate on bills on Monday, 2 July 2007, in the House of Lords.

Mental Health Bill (HL). Lords consideration of Commons amendments. Commons amendment 1 with a consequential amendment 1A agreed to on question. Commons amendment 4 with an amendment 4A agreed to on question. Commons Amendment 32 with amendment 32A and consequential amendment 32B agreed to on question. Commons amendment 41 with amendment 41A and consequential amendments 41B-41D agreed to on question. Remaining Commons amendments agreed to. Bill returned to Commons with amendments.

About these Parliamentary proceedings

Reference

693 c811-50

Session

2006-07

Mental Health Bill (HL). Commons amendments.
Wednesday, 20 June 2007
Bills
House of Lords

Proceeding contributions

Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 693 c834 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, again, I thank all noble Lords who have helped us to find solutions to the difficult issue...

Lord Rix | 693 c833-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, was unfortunately incapacitated for most of the Bill’s passage through your Lordsh...

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Earl Howe | 693 c834 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it has not entirely reassured me, although I am grateful to the Minister. If the meanings ...

Lord Williamson of Horton | 693 c831-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, in this group of 69 amendments, I wish to comment on only two. I comment on those because ...

Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 693 c827-31 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment No. 3. I shall s...

Earl Howe | 693 c833 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I too welcome this group of amendments and I endorse entirely the remarks made by the nobl...

Baroness Howarth of Breckland | 693 c833 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I add my thanks for these amendments. They concern issues I raised at Second Reading but I...

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 693 c823-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment No. 2. This take...

Earl Howe | 693 c825-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I should like to say a few words on this amendment in the context of the Bill as a whole. ...

Baroness Barker | 693 c822-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is very rare for me to get to speak after the Minister and, when I do, the noble Lord, ...

Lord Rix | 693 c822 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, Mencap and learning disabled people consider that the wording of the code of practice to w...

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 693 c820-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to those noble Lords who have spoken in this important debate. I say to the ...

Lord Patel | 693 c818-20 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I support the amendment moved by the noble Baroness, Lady Barker. Many in this House and t...

Earl Howe | 693 c817-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, perhaps I could begin by posing two detailed questions about AmendmentNo. 1A and its preci...

Baroness Barker | 693 c814-7 (Link to this contribution) moved, as an amendment to the Motion that this House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment No...

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 693 c812-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment No. 1. There is ...

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 693 c811-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the Commons amendments be now considered. Moved accordingly, and, on Q...

Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 693 c840-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful for the support of the noble Baroness, Lady Howarth, and the words expressed...

Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 693 c835 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, that matter was addressed by the amendment moved by my honourable friend Chris Bryant in a...

Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 693 c835-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment No. 4. I shall d...

Baroness Murphy | 693 c836-7 (Link to this contribution) moved, as an amendment to the Motion that this House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment No...

Earl Howe | 693 c838 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I strongly endorse this amendment; if accepted, it would meet one of the three or four mos...

Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 693 c834 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I believe that the noble Earl expressed concern that the Act talks only about treating dis...

Earl Howe | 693 c835 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for that clarification which is in part reassuring, although...

Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 693 c835 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, a little further clarification: symptoms and manifestations are intended to cover all the ...

Earl Howe | 693 c835 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we are obviously at a very late stage of the Bill’s passage. I thank the Minister for that...

Lord Alderdice | 693 c838-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I would like to identify myself with the comments that were made by the noble Earl, Lord H...

Baroness Howarth of Breckland | 693 c839-40 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I rise with some trepidation because I am a great admirer of the noble Lord, Lord Alderdic...

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 693 c850 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 42 to 108....

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 693 c849 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 33 to 40. ...

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 693 c849 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment No. 41. Moved, ...

Earl Howe | 693 c845-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, in a very real sense the provisions relating to community treatment orders represent a lea...

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 693 c847-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, obviously this is a very important debate. Let me respond to a number of points raised by ...

Lord Patel of Bradford | 693 c843-5 (Link to this contribution) rose to move, as an amendment to the Motion that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendm...

Baroness Barker | 693 c845 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, in view of the unprecedented level of interest in the Bill, I will be extremely brief. I h...

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 693 c841 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 5 to 31. ...

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 693 c841-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment No. 32. I shall ...

Lord Patel of Blackburn | 693 c849-50 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move, as an amendment to the Motion that the House do agree with the Commons in t...

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 693 c826-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Earl, Lord Howe, for his kind remarks, which I very much appreciate. Hav...