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Part of Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 5:30 pm on 16 October 2007.

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Photo of David Heath David Heath Shadow Leader of the House of Commons 5:30, 16 October 2007

I would like to deal with quite a narrow issue in clauses 104 and 105: the provisions on NHS premises. This ought to be a no-brainer. Obviously, no one wants to see disorder in a hospital, and we want to have effective offences, but the more I thought about it, the more difficulty I have in understanding what is missing at the moment. Are there instances in which your members are asked to attend hospitals in response to disturbances or potential assaults on NHS staff and feel constrained by a lack of existing powers?