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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 24 November 2025

Debate

Mental Health Bill [HL]

Contribution

In His Majesty’s Government’s Motion, the people in proposed new paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) all have parental responsibility, so what do paragraphs (b) and (c) actually add to the Government’s Motion? I do not know the full significance of this, but there is no “or” at the end of those paragraphs. Is it that everybody gets appointed, and they must be appointed? It seems rather confusing. The Motion says if a person “is willing”, but there is then no priority within paragraphs (a), (b) and (c), so there is no order of precedence within the Motion.

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