Joint Committee on the Draft Mental Health Bill established
19 July 2022
The Joint Committee on the draft Mental Health Bill has been established by the House of Lords and the House of Commons. The Joint Committee has been appointed to consider the Government's draft Bill which aims to modernise the Mental Health Act for the 21st century.
The Committee is required to report by 16 December 2022. Further details on the Committee’s work will follow in due course.
Commons Members:
- Dr Rosena Allin-Khan, Labour MP for Tooting
- Marsha De Cordova, Labour MP for Battersea
- Jonathan Gullis, Conservative MP for Stoke-on-Trent North
- Dr Dan Poulter, Conservative MP for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
- Dr Ben Spencer, Conservative MP for Runnymede and Weybridge
- Sir Charles Walker, Conservative MP for Broxbourne
Lords Members:
- Baroness Barker, Liberal Democrat
- Baroness Berridge, Conservative
- Lord Bradley, Labour
- Baroness Buscombe, Conservative
- Baroness Hollins, Crossbench
- Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall, Labour
Further information
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