Chair Comment on King’s Speech
7 November 2023
Responding to the King’s Speech, Health and Social Care Committee Chair Steve Brine MP said:
“I welcome the introduction of legislation to create a smoke-free generation by restricting the sale of tobacco, and to safeguard children from the harmful effects of vaping by restrictions on the marketing and sale of e-cigarettes.
“However, it is disappointing that the government has failed to bring forward legislation to overhaul the Mental Health Act. The draft Bill, among its planned reforms, would outlaw the inappropriate detention of people with learning disabilities and autism. Without change, too many people will continue to be held in secure units, often for years at a time. These reforms are long overdue.”
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