Debates between Andrew Mitchell and Nick Thomas-Symonds during the 2019 Parliament

Mon 23rd Mar 2020
Coronavirus Bill
Commons Chamber

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Coronavirus Bill

Debate between Andrew Mitchell and Nick Thomas-Symonds
Committee stage & 3rd reading & 3rd reading: House of Commons & Committee: 1st sitting & Committee: 1st sitting: House of Commons
Monday 23rd March 2020

(4 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Andrew Mitchell Portrait Mr Mitchell
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So that I am certain that I have understood the point that the hon. Gentleman is making, is he saying that once the immediate crisis is over anyone who has been sectioned under that regime should immediately be subject to the existing regime?

Nick Thomas-Symonds Portrait Nick Thomas-Symonds
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Yes, absolutely. In fact, that should apply not just in the mental health sphere. If these are truly temporary measures, that has to apply across a range of measures.