Mental Health Bill [HL]

My Lords, I echo the words of the noble Earl, Lord Howe, in thanking the Minister for the courtesy and care that he has taken to keep us informed on all the things he has been thinking about during the Bill’s passage. I welcome the fact that we now have fundamental principles in the Bill. At every stage, I have made the point that there is one minority who have not been mentioned in the principles so far; that is, those in custody. I reminded the House several times that the Government used the word ““equivalence”” about their treatment. While there is no mention of that word in the Bill’s principles, and it does not look as if there will be much chance of getting it put in, will the Minister assure us that in the code of practice, ““equivalence”” will be mentioned as a reminder to all those responsible for delivering services to those in custody that that is the standard that they must not only aspire to but maintain?