Clause 24
Mental Health Bill [Lords]
10:45 am
John Pugh (Shadow Minister, Health; Southport, Liberal Democrat)
I generally support the amendment, with one small caveat. I do not think that we want to move towards an absolute apartheid in the delivery of services. I should like to illustrate that point by referring to local services in my constituency, where there are well developed early intervention teams for adults. One thing my CAMHS specialist told me is that when early intervention is required in the case of children, it is not provided simply because it is called an early intervention scheme for adults, so children get no service or intervention of any kind. With that caveat, I think that everything that the hon. Member for East Worthing and Shoreham has just said is entirely sensible and laudable, and can be supported.