HC Deb 30 March 2004 vol 419 cc1373-4W
Mr. Hinchliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how he plans to empower children meeting the criteria set out by the House of Lords in Gillickv. West Norfolk and Wisbech Area Health Authority in 1986 to consent to or refuse treatment to the same extent as an adult in the planned Mental Health Bill; and if he will make a statement; [162320]

(2) if he will introduce a legal duty on the managers of hospitals to secure (a) assessment of and (b) provision in the care plan for the family needs of a patient with parental responsibility made subject to compulsory mental health powers; and if he will make a statement; [162321]

(3) if he will bring forward a requirement in the draft Mental Health Bill that the clinical supervisor of a child subject to mental health law must be a specialist in child and adolescent mental health; [162322]

(4) whether he intends to incorporate into the planned Mental Health Bill the rights expressed in article 25 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child of a child who has been placed by the competent authorities for the purposes of care, protection or treatment of his or her physical or mental health to a periodic review of (a) the treatment provided to the child and (b) all other circumstances relating to his or her placement. [162323]

Dental practices in London accepting new NHS patients
Strategic health authority Primary care trust Children aged 0 to 18 years Charge paying adults Charge exempt adults Occasional treatment to non-registered patients Total number of practices in the area
London 1,019 747 876 353 1,535
North Central London 157 111 115 72 296
Barnet 26 4 5 13 94
Camden 41 33 37 29 66
Enfield 28 21 19 4 47
Haringey 36 28 28 7 50
Islington 26 25 26 19 39
North East London 186 173 178 109 261
Barking and Dagenham 19 19 19 0 23
City and Hackney 30 30 31 15 39
Havering 21 19 20 2 44
Newham 32 29 30 14 39
Redbridge 35 33 33 41 55
Tower Hamlets 24 17 24 14 28
Walthamstow, Leyton and Leytonstone 25 26 21 23 33
North West London 334 230 281 61 429
Brent 52 15 45 2 63
Eating 48 44 46 17 54
Hammersmith and Fulham 29 24 28 15 39
Harrow 40 23 22 0 54
Hillingdon 35 30 30 6 43
Hounslow 43 37 40 17 49
Kensington and Chelsea 24 19 23 1 38
Westminster 63 38 47 3 89

Ms Rosie Winterton

The Mental Health Bill Consultation Document, Cm. 5538–111, published in June 2002 contained a number of specific consultation questions on protecting children and young people with serious mental disorder. We have been considering carefully the responses to the consultation and further points raised at a recent meeting with stakeholders specifically looking at proposals for children and young people.

A revised and completed Mental Health Bill will be brought forward for pre-legislative scrutiny this session.