Mental Health Act 1983 - Question

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords am 3:00 pm ar 21 Tachwedd 2023.

Danfonwch hysbysiad imi am ddadleuon fel hyn

Photo of Baroness Buscombe Baroness Buscombe Chair, Draft Mental Health Bill (Joint Committee), Chair, Draft Mental Health Bill (Joint Committee) 3:00, 21 Tachwedd 2023

As the chairman of the inquiry, I reassure noble Lords that my noble friend the Minister is very aware of our frustration. However, I am pleased to hear—I am sure others are too—that, along with others in the department, he is looking to see what we can achieve without primary legislation. Could he and his officials focus on the further development and implementation of, for example, advanced choice documents, which would really make a difference to the dignity and choice that people with mental health issues thoroughly deserve? Could he also, as he touched on, really research and respond to why a highly disproportionate number of black men are unfairly detained?