HC Deb 04 March 2003 vol 400 c989W
Tim Loughton

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) whether consideration of the responses to the Draft Mental Health Bill consultation has been completed; and when a re-drafted bill will be presented to the House; [100826]

(2) how many responses to the Draft Mental Health Bill there were from community health councils. [100776]

Jacqui Smith

We received almost 2,000 responses to the consultation of which 88 were from Community Health Councils. Work on the Mental Health Bill continues and a Bill will be introduced as soon as Parliamentary time allows.