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Mrs. Shields
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is Her Majesty's Government's policy towards civil rights for mentally handicapped people.
Mrs. Currie
[pursuant to her reply, 2 April 1987]: The Government's policy is that people with a mental handicap should, within their capacity to exercise those rights directly and through the advocacy of others where necessary, have the same basic rights as everyone else; and should in addition be entitled to enabling support according to their current individual needs.