Mental Health Bill [HL] — services for minors. — 26 Feb 2007 at 16:01
This bill is to amend the 1983 Mental Health Act
The purpose to this amendment - passed by the Lords - is to mandate the assessment of minors by a child and adolescent specialist doctor. Supervision should be by a child and adolescent mental health specialist. It also places a responsibility on health authorities to provide suitable accommodation for minors (under 18).
The primary purpose is to avoid under 18s being taken into the adult system.
Their Lordships divided: Contents, 201; Not-Contents, 126.
Party Summary
Votes by party, red entries are votes against the majority for that party.
What is Tell? '+1 tell' means that in addition one member of that party was a teller for that division lobby.
What is Turnout? This is measured against the total membership of the party at the time of the vote.| Party | Majority (Content) | Minority (Not-Content) | Turnout |
| Bishop | 1 | 0 | 3.8% |
| Con | 99 | 0 | 47.6% |
| Crossbench | 37 (+2 tell) | 1 | 21.2% |
| Green | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Independent Labour | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lab | 1 | 123 (+2 tell) | 58.3% |
| LDem | 58 | 0 | 73.4% |
| Total: | 198 | 124 | 45.3% |
All lords Eligible to Vote - sorted by party
Includes lords who were absent (or abstained) from this vote.