Mental Health Bill [Lords]
10:45 am
Ian Gibson (Norwich North, Labour)
My concern is not about whether we hear the best evidence and all the evidence that is available, but that we must contain that evidence within a room such as this where we can discuss it openly with each other. To set up another committee or all-party mental health group seems to undermine the work of this Committee. I feel that deeply. If we want to play at silliness, we can start taking trips around every mental health hospital in this country, Russia and the rest of the world. We do not want to get into that. If we can get evidence from other places, fine. We do not need to set up other committees that seem to undermine the work of this Committee. Bring the evidence to us; we shall look at it and argue about it. If we, as a Committee, think that we need to have someone to inform us about matters because we do not understand issues or argue about them, I accept that. What the hon. Gentleman has been talking about smacks of undermining the work of this Committee.