HC Deb 11 July 2001 vol 371 cc538-9W
Dr. Naysmith

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to implement(a) Part I and (b) Part II of the White Paper "Reform of the Mental Health Act". [2952]

Beverley Hughes

The Government are committed to reform of the Mental Health Act 1983 and will introduce the legislation needed to give effect to both parts of the White Paper as soon as parliamentary time allows. This will include proposals—set out in Part 2—to deal with the small minority of those mentally disordered people who present a high risk to others, including those who are dangerous and severely personality disordered.

Good progress is being made on all aspects of the service development required for the creation of new services for those who are dangerous and severely personality disordered and for the modernisation of mental health services generally.