B

Baroness Buscombe (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 20 January 2025

Debate

Mental Health Bill [HL]

Contribution

My Lords, this is an area where I feel I have the possibility of a solution or part of a solution, while supporting very much what my noble friend has put forward in her amendment. My solution comes from knowledge that we have gained from the world of palliative care. It is a subject matter that we covered in detail on the joint scrutiny committee, because the whole issue of the police turning up to such an incident where somebody is absolutely in crisis can, in many instances, lead only to an increase in the fear and extraordinary pain that that person is feeling when they are in crisis. It is not the fault of the police; it is just the situation that they find themselves in.

More from Baroness Buscombe (Con)

Other recent Hansard contributions by the same speaker.

About Hansard

Hansard is the official verbatim record of proceedings in the UK Parliament. Every word spoken in the Commons and Lords is recorded and published — this page is a single contribution from that record.

Partner sites