Mental Health (Approval Functions) Bill Debate

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Mental Health (Approval Functions) Bill

Mental Health (Approval Functions) Bill

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Business without Debate
Tuesday 30th October 2012

(12 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Baroness Primarolo Portrait Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo)
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Order. May I say to the hon. Gentleman that this is an intervention, and interventions are supposed to be brief? I know that this is a complex point, but interventions are becoming speeches within the Minister’s speech. If the hon. Gentleman could make his point succinctly now, it would help all of us.

John Pugh Portrait John Pugh
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My point is that the definition of clinical need ought to be good enough for a psychiatrist, but I am not convinced that in this context it is good enough for a lawyer.

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