Question follow-through · 41075

Mental Health Bill (HL)

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have met with the Bring People Home from Psychiatric Hospital campaign to discuss the Mental Health Bill.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
25 Mar 2025
Target answer date
31 Mar 2025
Answer
3 Apr 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 25 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have met with the Bring People Home from Psychiatric Hospital campaign to discuss the Mental Health Bill.

  2. 31 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 3 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    Engagement with stakeholders and people with lived experience is central to the progression of these reforms, and we will consult and engage as we move to implementation planning, including on revisions to the Mental Health Act Code of Practice. The Depar...

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