RACIAL ABUSE IN THE NHS MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

Early day motion 623, tabled 11 February 2004 by Keith Vaz (Labour). Signed by 75 members.

That this House strongly condemns any form of racial abuse in the NHS mental health services; welcomes the report into the death of David 'Rocky' Bennett who died in a secure unit for mental health patients in Norwich in October 1998; calls on the Secretary of State for Health to take appropriate action to eliminate any form of institutional racism in the NHS mental health services; and asks him to put on record this Government's commitment to fair and equal treatment of mental health patients.

Signatures by party: Labour 49, Liberal Democrat 19, Labour/Co-operative 5, Conservative 2.