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Report Stage Proceedings: 7 September 2011              

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Health and Social Care (Re-Committed) Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Secretary Lansley

 

Agreed to  280

 

Page  257,  line  14  [Clause  299],  leave out ‘section 300’ and insert ‘sections 300 and

 

[Subsequent property transfer schemes]’.

 

Mr Secretary Lansley

 

Agreed to  281

 

Page  257,  line  18  [Clause  299],  at end insert ‘or the Board’.

 

Andrew George

 

Greg Mulholland

 

Caroline Lucas

 

Not called  1238

 

Page  257,  line  29,  leave out Clause 300.

 


 

Mr Secretary Lansley

 

Agreed to  282

 

Page  259,  line  39  [Clause  302],  leave out from ‘section’ to end of line 40 and insert

 

‘[Duration of transitional period] (extension of transitional period during which licence

 

conditions may be imposed on NHS foundation trusts)’.

 


 

Mr Secretary Lansley

 

Agreed to  283

 

Page  260,  line  11  [Clause  302],  leave out subsection (6) and insert—

 

‘(6)    

An order by the Privy Council under this Act that includes provision which

 

would, if included in an Act of the Scottish Parliament, fall within the legislative

 

competence of that Parliament is subject to the negative procedure in that

 

Parliament (in addition to the statutory instrument containing the order being

 

subject to annulment under subsection (3)).

 

(6A)    

Sections 28 and 31 of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act

 

2010 (negative procedure etc.) apply in relation to an order of the description

 

given in subsection (6) as they apply in relation to devolved subordinate

 

legislation (within the meaning of Part 2 of that Act) that is subject to the negative

 

procedure, but as if references to a Scottish statutory instrument were references

 

to a statutory instrument.

 

(6B)    

Section 32 of that Act (laying) shall apply in relation to the laying of a statutory

 

instrument containing an order of the description given in subsection (6) before

 

the Scottish Parliament as it applies in relation to the laying of a Scottish statutory

 

instrument (within the meaning of Part 2 of that Act) before that Parliament.’.

 

Mr Secretary Lansley

 

Agreed to  284

 

Page  260,  line  37  [Clause  302],  leave out ‘or transitional’ and insert ‘, transitional

 

or transitory’.


 
 

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Mr Secretary Lansley

 

Agreed to  285

 

Page  260,  line  42  [Clause  302],  at end insert—

 

‘(8A)    

If a draft of a statutory instrument containing an order under section [Duration of

 

transitional period] would, but for this subsection, be treated for the purposes of

 

the Standing Orders of either House of Parliament as a hybrid instrument, it is to

 

proceed in that House as if it were not a hybrid instrument.’.

 

Mr Secretary Lansley

 

Agreed to  286

 

Page  260,  line  45  [Clause  302],  leave out ‘must be given by regulations or’ and

 

insert ‘—

 

(a)    

must, in the case of a direction under any of the following provisions, be

 

given by regulations or an instrument in writing—

 

(i)    

section 66(2) (direction to Monitor to perform functions);

 

(ii)    

section 237(1) (direction to NICE to prepare quality standards);

 

(iii)    

section 248(1) (direction to NICE to perform functions);

 

(iv)    

section 252(8) (direction to Board to be transitional

 

commissioner in relation to pre-commencement statements of

 

quality standards);

 

(v)    

section 257(1) (direction to Information Centre to establish

 

information systems);

 

(vi)    

section 258(6) or (7) (direction to Information Centre to comply,

 

or not to comply, with request to establish information systems);

 

(vii)    

section 262(2)(d) (direction to Information Centre that

 

information of specified description is not subject to duty to

 

publish);

 

(viii)    

section 271(1) (direction to Information Centre to perform

 

functions);

 

(ix)    

paragraph 4 of Schedule 6 (direction to Board to exercise

 

functions of Secretary of State relating to Primary Care Trusts),

 

and

 

(b)    

must, in the case of any other direction, be given by’.

 


 

John Healey

 

Liz Kendall

 

Emily Thornberry

 

Dereke Twigg

 

Andrew George

 

Owen Smith

 

Not called  47

 

Page  261,  line  19  [Clause  304],  at end insert—

 

‘(1A)    

Section 29 comes into force in accordance with sections 29(3) and (4).’.

 

Mr Secretary Lansley

 

Agreed to  287

 

Page  261,  line  29  [Clause  304],  leave out from beginning to ‘may’ in line 30 and

 

insert ‘Transitory provision in an order under subsection (2) or (4)’.


 
 

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Mr Secretary Lansley

 

Agreed to  288

 

Page  261,  line  43  [Clause  305],  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

section 42 insofar as it inserts section 252A(7A) of the National Health

 

Service Act 2006;’.

 


 

Mr Secretary Lansley

 

Agreed to  289

 

Page  262,  line  16  [Clause  305],  leave out subsection (4).

 

Mr Secretary Lansley

 

Agreed to  290

 

Page  262,  line  18  [Clause  305],  leave out ‘The following provisions’ and insert

 

‘Sections 131 to 136 (health special administration)’.

 

Mr Secretary Lansley

 

Agreed to  291

 

Page  262,  line  19  [Clause  305],  leave out paragraphs (a) and (b).

 


 

Andrew George

 

Caroline Lucas

 

Not called  1245

 

Page  269,  line  21  [Schedule  2],  leave out from ‘consortium’ to end of line 24.

 

Andrew George

 

Caroline Lucas

 

Not called  1244

 

Page  269  [Schedule  2],  leave out lines 25 to 29 and insert—

 

    ‘(3)  

The arrangement must include provision for the functions of the clinical

 

commissioning group to be exercised by, and only by, its employees on its

 

behalf.’.

 

Andrew George

 

Caroline Lucas

 

Not called  1249

 

Page  269  [Schedule  2],  leave out line 29.

 

Caroline Lucas

 

Andrew George

 

Not called  1234

 

Page  269,  line  29  [Schedule  2],  at end insert—

 

‘(4)    

Nothing in paragraph (3) shall authorise the inclusion of any provision for any of

 

such functions to be exercised by—

 

(a)    

any of the clinical commissioning group’s members who hold or benefit

 

from contracts to provide primary medical services under section 83(2);

 

or


 
 

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(b)    

individuals who have been employees of such members; or

 

(c)    

by a governing body, committee or sub-committee which consists

 

entirely or mainly of such members.’.

 


 

Mr Secretary Lansley

 

Agreed to  292

 

Page  270  [Schedule  2],  leave out lines 21 to 23.

 

Mr Secretary Lansley

 

Agreed to  293

 

Page  270,  line  30  [Schedule  2],  at end insert—

 

      ‘()  

In this paragraph, references to the functions of the governing body of a

 

clinical commissioning group include references to the functions of the clinical

 

commissioning group which are exercisable by the governing body under

 

arrangements specified in the constitution by virtue of paragraph 3(3).’.

 


 

Mr Secretary Lansley

 

Agreed to  294

 

Page  271,  line  18  [Schedule  2],  leave out from ‘employees’ to ‘under’ in line 19

 

and insert ‘remuneration and travelling or other allowances in accordance with

 

determinations made by its governing body’.

 

John Healey

 

Liz Kendall

 

Emily Thornberry

 

Derek Twigg

 

Owen Smith

 

Not selected  34

 

Page  271,  line  21  [Schedule  2],  after ‘determine’, insert ‘having due regard to

 

agreements made by the NHS Staff Council’.

 


 

Mr Secretary Lansley

 

Agreed to  295

 

Page  272,  line  13  [Schedule  2],  leave out from ‘pay’ to end of line 14 and insert

 

‘remuneration and travelling or other allowances to the accountable officer in accordance

 

with determinations made by its governing body under section 14L(3)(a)’.

 

Mr Secretary Lansley

 

Agreed to  296

 

Page  272,  line  14  [Schedule  2],  at end insert—

 

  ‘(5A)  

A clinical commissioning group may, for or in respect of its accountable

 

officer, make arrangements for providing pensions, allowances or gratuities.

 

    (5B)  

The arrangements that may be made under sub-paragraph (5A) include

 

arrangements for the provision of pensions, allowances or gratuities by way of


 
 

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compensation to or in respect of the accountable officer where the officer

 

suffers loss of office or loss or diminution of emoluments.

 

    (5C)  

Where a clinical commissioning group has, by virtue of paragraph 10(4),

 

established a pension scheme, the arrangements that may be made under sub-

 

paragraph (5A) include arrangements for the accountable officer to be a

 

member of the scheme.’.

 

Mr Secretary Lansley

 

Agreed to  297

 

Page  272,  line  26  [Schedule  2],  at end insert—

 

‘Remuneration etc for members of governing bodies

 

    (1)  

A clinical commissioning group may pay members of its governing body such

 

remuneration and travelling or other allowances as it considers appropriate.

 

      (2)  

A clinical commissioning group may, for or in respect of such members of its

 

governing body as it may determine, make arrangements for providing

 

pensions, allowances or gratuities.

 

      (3)  

Such arrangements may include the establishment and administration, by the

 

clinical commissioning group or otherwise, of one or more pension schemes.

 

      (4)  

The arrangements that may be made under sub-paragraph (2) include

 

arrangements for the provision of pensions, allowances or gratuities by way of

 

compensation to or in respect of any members of the governing body who

 

suffer loss or diminution of emoluments.

 

      (5)  

Where a clinical commissioning group has, by virtue of paragraph 10(4),

 

established a pension scheme, the arrangements that may be made under sub-

 

paragraph (2) include arrangements for members of the governing body to be

 

members of the scheme.

 

      (6)  

Sub-paragraph (2) does not apply to members of the governing body who

 

are—

 

(a)    

members or employees of the clinical commissioning group, or

 

(b)    

members or employees of a body that is a member of the clinical

 

commissioning group.’.

 

Mr Secretary Lansley

 

Agreed to  298

 

Page  272,  line  26  [Schedule  2],  at end insert—

 

‘Additional powers in respect of payment of allowances

 

            

A clinical commissioning group may pay such travel or other allowances as it

 

considers appropriate to any of the following—

 

(a)    

members of the clinical commissioning group who are individuals;

 

(b)    

individuals authorised to act on behalf of a member of the clinical

 

commissioning group in dealings between the member and the group;

 

(c)    

members of any committee or sub-committee of the clinical

 

commissioning group or its governing body.’.

 



 
 

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Mr Secretary Lansley

 

Agreed to  299

 

Page  274  [Schedule  2],  leave out lines 14 to 16.

 


 

John Healey

 

Liz Kendall

 

Emily Thornberry

 

Derek Twigg

 

Owen Smith

 

Not called  1170

 

Page  278  [Schedule  4],  leave out lines 35 and 36 and insert—

 

‘(a)    

omit “Strategic Health Authorities” and insert after “(a)”— “the National

 

Health Service Commissioning Board”, and

 

(b)    

omit “Primary Care Trusts” and insert after “(b)” — “Clinical

 

Commissioning Groups”.’.

 


 

Mr Secretary Lansley

 

Agreed to  300

 

Page  279,  line  33  [Schedule  4],  after ‘(4)’ insert ‘—

 

( )    

after paragraph (a) insert—

 

“(aa)    

the Board,

 

(ab)    

a clinical commissioning group,

 

(ac)    

a local authority,”,’.

 

Mr Secretary Lansley

 

Agreed to  301

 

Page  279,  line  35  [Schedule  4],  at end insert—

 

      ‘()  

After subsection (4) insert—

 

“(4A)    

In subsection (4), “local authority” has the same meaning as in section

 

2B.”’.

 


 

Mr Secretary Lansley

 

Agreed to  302

 

Page  280,  line  37  [Schedule  4],  leave out ‘or a commissioning consortium’ and

 

insert ‘, a clinical commissioning group or a local authority’.

 

Mr Secretary Lansley

 

Agreed to  303

 

Page  280,  line  41  [Schedule  4],  after ‘State’, insert ‘or a local authority’.

 



 
 

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Mr Secretary Lansley

 

Agreed to  304

 

Page  281,  line  7  [Schedule  4],  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

After subsection (6) insert—

 

“(7)    

In this section and sections 12B to 12D, “local authority” has the same

 

meaning as in section 2B.”’.

 

Mr Secretary Lansley

 

Agreed to  305

 

Page  281,  line  10  [Schedule  4],  leave out ‘or a commissioning consortium’ and

 

insert ‘, a clinical commissioning group or a local authority’.

 

Andrew George

 

Caroline Lucas

 

Not called  1247

 

Page  281,  line  10  [Schedule  4],  at end insert—

 

‘(2A)    

Regulations made under this section must specify that—

 

(a)    

direct payments can not be made in respect of the whole or part of a

 

course of private health care or in respect of insurance premiums which

 

have the purpose of providing healthcare, and

 

(b)    

direct payments can only be made in respect of services which NICE has

 

specified are services that can be provided by the health service, having

 

particular regard to safety, efficacy and cost-effectiveness.’.

 

Mr Secretary Lansley

 

Agreed to  306

 

Page  281,  line  13  [Schedule  4],  leave out ‘or a commissioning consortium’ and

 

insert ‘, a clinical commissioning group or a local authority’.

 

Mr Secretary Lansley

 

Agreed to  307

 

Page  281,  line  15  [Schedule  4],  leave out ‘or the commissioning consortium’ and

 

insert ‘, clinical commissioning group or local authority’.

 

Mr Secretary Lansley

 

Agreed to  308

 

Page  281,  line  18  [Schedule  4],  leave out ‘or’ and insert ‘or a local authority or as’.

 

Mr Secretary Lansley

 

Agreed to  309

 

Page  281,  line  22  [Schedule  4],  leave out ‘or a commissioning consortium’ and

 

insert ‘, a clinical commissioning group or a local authority’.

 

Andrew George

 

Caroline Lucas

 

Not called  1248

 

Page  281,  line  23  [Schedule  4],  at end insert—

 

‘11A      

In section 12C (Direct payments pilot schemes) omit subsection (8).’.

 

Mr Secretary Lansley

 

Agreed to  310

 

Page  281,  line  29  [Schedule  4],  leave out ‘or a commissioning consortium’ and


 
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