Mental health
This page highlights some of the current parliamentary material available on mental health. This includes select committee reports, briefing papers on current legislation and other subjects produced by the parliamentary research services, and the latest Early Day Motions put down by MPs.
Standard Notes
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 06.12.2012 | Powers of attorney |
| A power of attorney is a deed by which a person (the donor) authorises another person (the attorney, sometimes called the donee) to act on behalf of the donor. It is not a document which can be applied for by one individual on behalf of another. | |
| 23.11.2012 | Mental Health (Discrimination) (No. 2) Bill: Committee Stage Report |
| This briefing has been prepared for the Report Stage of the Mental Health (Discrimination) (No 2) Bill on 30 November 2012. The Bill is sponsored by Gavin Barwell MP, who was fourth in the 2012-13 ballot for Private Members' Bills. | |
| 25.10.2012 | Community care: Social Indicators page |
| Community care: Social Indicators page. By Rachael Harker. SN/SG/2643. | |
| 26.07.2012 | Repeal of section 141 of the Mental Health Act 1983 |
| This note provides background information on the Government's commitment to repeal section 141 of the Mental Health Act 1983. | |
| 10.05.2011 | Sources of social statistics: Health Services and Public Health |
Research Papers
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 10.09.2012 | Mental Health (Discrimination) (No 2) Bill |
| This briefing has been prepared for the Second Reading of the Mental Health (Discrimination) (No 2) Bill on 14 September 2012. The Bill is sponsored by Gavin Barwell MP, who was fourth in the 2012-13 ballot for Private Members' Bills. | |
| 30.03.2007 | Mental Health Bill [HL] Bill 76 of 2006-07 |
| Mental Health Bill [HL]. (Bill 76 of 2006/07). House of Commons Library Research Paper 07/33. | |
| 05.10.2004 | Mental Capacity Bill (Bill 120 of 2003/04) |
| The Mental Capacity Bill became the Mental Capacity Act 2005, which came into force during 2007. As amended, it provides a legal framework and statutory code of practice for decision-making on behalf of those who lack capacity to make decisions for themselves, creates a statutory basis for advance directives to refuse treatment ('living wills'), and provides safeguards relating to deprivation of liberty. The Act also established a new Court of Protection and the Office of the Public Guardian. | |
| 11.12.2002 | Reform of the Mental Health Act 1983 the draft Mental Health Bill |
| Reform of the Mental Health Act 1983: the draft Mental Health Bill. House of Commons Library Research Paper 02/80. | |
| 10.03.1999 | Mental Health (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill: Finances of Incapable Adults |
| Mental Health (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill: Finances of Incapable Adults. House of Commons Library Research Paper 99/25. |
Select Committee Reports
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 08.03.2010 | Improving Dementia Services in England-an Interim Report. |
| Public Accounts Committee report [Commons] | |
| 15.07.2009 | Supporting people with autism through adulthood. |
| Public Accounts Committee report [Commons] |
Early Day Motions
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 11.01.2012 | NATIONAL OUTCOMES STRATEGY FOR NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS |
| That this House notes that an estimated two million people have a neurological condition, excluding migraine, such as Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, essential tremor ... | |
| 10.01.2012 | CORSTORPHINE DEMENTIA PROJECT |
| That this House congratulates the Corstorphine Dementia Project's Tea Time Club on being awarded the first Degge Ridge award from the Royal London Foundation; notes that this year's ... | |
| 14.12.2011 | MENTAL HEALTH OUTCOMES OF INDUCED ABORTION |
| That this House welcomes the recent publication of the systematic review of the mental health outcomes of induced abortion by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and National Collaborating ... | |
| 18.10.2011 | SOCIAL CARE AND THE NATIONAL AUTISTIC SOCIETY |
| That this House views both the shocking abuse witnessedin the Winterbourne View case and the collapse of Southern Cross as indicative of areas of the care system being in crisis; re-emphasises ... | |
| 17.10.2011 | AMBITIOUS ABOUT AUTISM AND THE FINISHED AT SCHOOL CAMPAIGN |
| That this House believes that young people with autism need more effective education options once they finish school in order to allow them to access work, live more independently and ... |
POST Papers
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 25.10.2012 | Mental Health and the Workplace |
| This note summarises how the workplace affects mental health and vice versa. | |
| 11.07.2012 | Assessing Capacity for Work |
| This briefing discusses the role of the Work Capability Assessment and its suitability as a gateway to benefit. | |
| 15.03.2012 | Impacts of Video Games |
| There is debate surrounding the impact of violent video games on behaviour. | |
| 01.06.2011 | Mental capacity and healthcare, June 2011 |
| 01.05.2010 | Addictive behaviours, May 2010 |
| This POSTnote reviews research on the addictive dimensions of gambling, eating, sex, internet use and shopping. It provides an overview of factors contributing to addictive behaviours and the personal and social consequences. It also examines the implications for treatment provision, public health and prevention strategies and industry regulation. | |
| 01.01.2010 | Diagnosing dementia, January 2010 |
| This POSTnote outlines current diagnostic practices for dementia, research into newer tools and service provision proposals that aim to increase early diagnosis. |
