Mental Health

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 5:16 pm on 25 June 2002.

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Photo of Joan Humble Joan Humble Labour, Blackpool North and Fleetwood 5:16, 25 June 2002

Does the hon. Gentleman acknowledge that the anger and bewilderment of people in the community who are assaulted by neighbours must be weighed in the balance? The police will not act because doctors advise them that the person is not fit to plead, and the health service will not act because it claims that the person has an untreatable mental illness. The problem persists, and there is anger in the community.