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House of Commons

Tuesday 24th April 2007

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

Mental Health Bill [Lords]

[first and second Sittings]

Ms Rosie Winterton

Agreed to

That—

(1)
the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 10.30 a.m. on Tuesday

24th April) meet—

(a)
at 4.30 p.m. on Tuesday 24th April;

(b)
at 9.25 a.m. and 1.30 p.m. on Thursday 26th April;

(c)
at 10.30 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. on Tuesday 1st May;

(d)
at 10.30 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. on Tuesday 8th May;

(e)
at 9.25 a.m. and 1.30 p.m. on Thursday 10th May;

(f)
at 10.30 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. on Tuesday 15th May;

(2)
the proceedings shall be taken in the following order: Clause 1; Schedule 1;

Clauses 2 to 23; Schedule 2; Clauses 24 to 32; Schedules 3 and 4; Clauses 33

to 38; Schedule 5; Clauses 39 to 47; Schedules 6 to 8; Clauses 48 to 50;

Schedule 9; Clauses 51 and 52; Schedule 10; Clauses 53 to 55; new Clauses;

new Schedules; remaining proceedings on the Bill;

(3)
the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a

conclusion at 7.30 p.m. on Tuesday 15th May.

Ms Rosie Winterton

That, subject to the discretion of the Chairman, any written evidence received by the

Committee shall be reported to the House for publication.

Agreed to

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 24th April 2007
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Mental Health Bill–[ [], continued

Clause 1 Agreed to.

Schedule 1 Agreed to.

Angela Browning

Tim Loughton

Mr Tim Boswell

Mr Charles Walker

Andrew Rosindell

Withdrawn  40

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  4,  after ‘disability’, insert ‘or an autistic spectrum disorder’.

Angela Browning

Tim Loughton

Mr Tim Boswell

Mr Charles Walker

Andrew Rosindell

Not selected  57


Clause  2,  page  2,  line  19,  at end insert—

‘(5)
In subsection (2A) above, “autistic spectrum disorder” means a developmental

disorder characterised by impaired development of social communication, social

interaction and social imagination.’.

Clause Agreed to.

Ms Rosie Winterton

Agreed to on division  15

Clause  3,  page  2,  leave out lines 22 to 30 and insert—

‘“(3)
Dependence on alcohol or drugs is not considered to be a disorder or

disability of the mind for the purposes of subsection (2) above.”’.

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

[Adjourned till Thursday at 9.25 a.m.