Debates between Paul Blomfield and Lindsay Hoyle during the 2017-2019 Parliament

Tue 18th Dec 2018
Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [Lords]
Commons Chamber

2nd reading: House of Commons & Money resolution: House of Commons & Programme motion: House of Commons & Ways and Means resolution: House of Commons

Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [Lords]

Debate between Paul Blomfield and Lindsay Hoyle
2nd reading: House of Commons & Money resolution: House of Commons & Programme motion: House of Commons & Ways and Means resolution: House of Commons
Tuesday 18th December 2018

(5 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Paul Blomfield Portrait Paul Blomfield
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Does the Secretary of State accept that that access to an advocate should not be necessarily subject to a best interest test, as is being proposed, but should be a right?

Lindsay Hoyle Portrait Mr Deputy Speaker (Sir Lindsay Hoyle)
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Order. Just to help everybody, let me say that we have 11 speakers, we still have to hear from the Opposition shadow Minister and we have the wind-ups. So I hope we can take that into account, although I recognise that the Minister is being very generous.