Clause 34 - Appointment of independent consultees
Mental Capacity Bill
10:15 am
Mr Tim Boswell (Shadow Minister, Home Affairs; Daventry, Conservative)
I know that the hon. Gentleman shares my interest in learning disabilities generally. After the publication of the White Paper and the Government's strategy on learning disabilities, ''Valuing People'', we made similar points about the need for advocacy. Does he agree that the subsequent experience has been less than satisfactory or encouraging, if we apply those points to the Bill?