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Robert Courts Excerpts
Tuesday 18th June 2019

(4 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Jackie Doyle-Price Portrait Jackie Doyle-Price
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The case that the hon. Lady mentions is clearly very concerning. It is for local authorities to make sure, when they commission care providers, that they are fit for purpose and discharge their responsibilities in the local care plan, but we also need to recognise that people with learning disabilities as well as mental health issues are particularly vulnerable. We need to make sure that local authorities and local NHS services work together more effectively to ensure that care needs are not neglected.

Robert Courts Portrait Robert Courts (Witney) (Con)
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I was interested to see recent comments by the Secretary of State regarding the use of music to combat over-medicalisation—I should declare that I am married to a music therapist—so does that mean he shares my interest in the use of music therapy to combat mental health issues, as well as dementia and other conditions?