Clause 24
Mental Health Bill [Lords]
11:00 am
John Pugh (Shadow Minister, Health; Southport, Liberal Democrat)
The Minister has just contrasted amendment No. 62 with clause 24 as it stands, and has claimed that the amendment is preferable on the ground that it allows more flexibility. However,clause 24 contains the words “except in an emergency”, which the hon. Member for Stafford wants to have included in amendment No. 62, so it is not obvious to me that the original wording is worse than what is proposed in the amendment or that it does not guarantee a degree of flexibility.