§ Mr. Dewarasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if the Scottish Home and Health Department is preparing a code of practice under the terms of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. RifkindAction on the preparation of a code of practice under section 119 of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984 is in hand, and a draft of the code should be ready to be circulated to interested bodies for their comments by the summer of next year.