Lords reject mental health plans
Government plans to close a loophole in mental health laws have been defeated in the House of Lords.
10 Jan 2007
Government plans to close a loophole in mental health laws have been defeated in the House of Lords.
Elderly and disabled people are increasingly relying on family and friends to care for them, inspectors have warned.
Lord Bradshaw welcomes this Bill but says issues of how money is awarded locally must be addressed
Commenting on today's Commission for Social Care Inspection report into the state of social care in England 2005/06, Liberal Democrat Health Spokesperson, Sandra Gidley MP said:
Lord Addington, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson on Disability
Unless the Government allows major amendments to be made to the Mental Health Bill it faces serious defeats, warned Liberal Democrat Peer Lord Carlile, who chaired the scrutiny committee which reviewed the 2004 draft bill.