Orders of the Day — Clause 29 — Community treatment orders, etc — 18 Jun 2007 at 21:45

Stewart Jackson MP, Peterborough voted in the minority (Aye).

Amendment proposed: No. 96, page 19, line 27, leave out paragraphs (b) to (d) and insert-

'(b) if the patient is not under Part III of the Act, (a patient concerned in criminal proceedings or under sentence), the patient's ability to make decisions about the provision of medical treatment is significantly impaired because of his mental disorder;

(c) it is necessary for-

(i) the protection of others from serious harm, or

(ii) the protection of the patient from suicide or serious harm to himself that he should receive treatment for his mental disorder;

(d) subject to his being liable to be recalled to hospital for medical treatment such treatment can be provided without his continuing to be detained in a hospital;

(e) the patient has on at least one occasion within five years previous to the present admission under section 3 refused to accept medical treatment for mental disorder;

(i) when appropriate medical treatment has been refused there has been a significant relapse in his mental or physical condition justifying compulsory admission to hospital; (whether or not there has been such an admission); and

(ii) medical treatment was then provided to him which alleviated or prevented a worsening of his condition, its symptoms or other manifestations of his condition.

(f) it is necessary for the protection of others from serious harm, or the protection of the patient from suicide or serious harm to himself, that he should be liable to be recalled to hospital for medical treatment; and".'.- [Tim Loughton.]

Question put, That the amendment be made:-

The House divided: Ayes 212, Noes 271.

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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 are Boths? An MP can vote both aye and no in the same division. The boths page explains this.

What is Turnout? This is measured against the total membership of the party at the time of the vote.

PartyMajority (No)Minority (Aye)BothTurnout
Con0 148 (+2 tell)076.5%
Independent1 10100.0%
Lab270 (+2 tell) 2077.8%
LDem0 59093.7%
PC0 2066.7%
Total:271 212079.1%

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NameConstituencyPartyVote
Jeremy CorbynIslington NorthLabaye
John Martin McDonnellHayes and HarlingtonLabaye

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