Clause 7 - Payment for necessary goods and services
Mental Capacity Bill
4:15 pm
Mrs Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton, Conservative)
I beg to move amendment No. 107, in
clause 7, page 4, line 27, leave out 'must' and insert
'should, with consideration to his means'.
I am mentioning this amendment just so that the Minister can clarify something. It was tabled by the Liberal Democrats, and would mean that payment for necessary goods and services should be made
''with consideration to his means''
by the person who lacks capacity to whom they are supplied. Will the Minister comment on that? A wide scope of goods and services is covered by the clause, and normally many of them would be subject to some form of means test to establish whether they should be provided by social services, with or without a contribution from the person. Will the Minister clarify the intention and say whether he feels that advocacy services, which might be needed, come within the scope of ''payment'' under the clause?