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Report Stage Proceedings: 7 September 2011              

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

 
 

“9         

The Secretary of State, in so far as the functions of the Secretary of

 

State include responding to emergencies by virtue of —

 

(a)    

the Secretary of State’s functions under section 2A of the

 

National Health Service Act 2006,

 

(b)    

the Secretary of State’s functions under section 54 of the

 

Health and Social Care Act 2011 in so far as it applies in

 

relation to Wales or Scotland, or

 

(c)    

arrangements made by the Welsh Ministers or Scottish

 

Ministers under which the Secretary of State exercises on

 

their behalf functions in relation to protecting the public in

 

Wales or Scotland from disease or other dangers to

 

health.”’.

 

 

Mr Secretary Lansley

 

Agreed to  373

 

Page  378,  line  21  [Schedule  15],  at end insert—

 

    ‘(5)  

The regulations may impose duties on a responsible person as respects

 

responding to requests for information made by a person who has power to

 

appoint a member of an LHW when discharging the duty imposed by virtue of

 

sub-paragraph (3).

 

      (6)  

In sub-paragraph (5), “responsible person” means a responsible person for the

 

purposes of section 224(1).’.

 

 

Mr Secretary Lansley

 

Agreed to  374

 

Page  381,  line  25  [Schedule  16],  at end insert—

 

‘          

Omit section 70 (abolition of the Central Council for Education and Training

 

in Social Work).’.

 

Mr Secretary Lansley

 

Agreed to  375

 

Page  381,  line  28  [Schedule  16],  at end insert—

 

‘          

In section 114 (schemes for the transfer of staff), in subsection (1), omit “, 70”.

 

            

In section 118 (orders and regulations), in subsection (4), omit the words from

 

“; and” to the end.

 

            

In section 121 (interpretation), in the table in subsection (13), omit the entry

 

for “CCETSW”.

 

            

In section 122 (commencement), omit “section 70(2) to (5) and”.

 

            

In section 123 (extent), omit subsection (3).’.

 

 

Mr Secretary Lansley

 

Agreed to  376

 

Page  384,  line  41  [Schedule  16],  at end insert—

 
 

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‘          

In section 171(4) (provisions which Welsh Ministers have power to

 

commence), before paragraph (a) insert—

 

“(za)    

sections 124 and 125 and Schedule 9 (regulation of social care

 

workers: Wales) and section 126 (education and training of

 

approved mental health professionals: Wales),’.

 

 

Mr Secretary Lansley

 

Agreed to  377

 

Page  386,  line  39  [Schedule  16],  leave out paragraph 53.

 

 

Mr Secretary Lansley

 

Agreed to  378

 

Page  388,  line  7  [Schedule  16],  at end insert—

 

‘          

Omit section 26(12) of that Act.’.

 

Mr Secretary Lansley

 

Agreed to  379

 

Page  388,  line  33  [Schedule  16],  leave out paragraph (e).

 

 

Mr Secretary Lansley

 

Agreed to  380

 

Page  397,  line  5  [Schedule  18],  at beginning insert—

 

    ‘(1)  

The Employment Rights Act 1996 is amended as follows.

 

      (2)  

In section 50 (right to time off for public duties) in subsection (8), after

 

paragraph (ab) insert—

 

“(ac)    

the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence,”.’.

 

Mr Secretary Lansley

 

Agreed to  381

 

Page  397,  line  5  [Schedule  18],  leave out ‘of the Employment Rights Act 1996’.

 

Mr Secretary Lansley

 

Agreed to  382

 

Page  397,  line  7  [Schedule  18],  at end insert—

 

‘Data Protection Act 1998 (c. 29)

 

            

In section 69 of the Data Protection Act 1998 (meaning of “health

 

professional”) in subsection (3), after paragraph (fa) insert—

 

“(fb)    

the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence,”.’.

 

 
 

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

 
 

Mr Secretary Lansley

 

Agreed to  383

 

Page  404,  line  5  [Schedule  20],  at end insert—

 

‘Access to Health Records Act 1990 (c. 23)

 

            

In section 11 of the Access to Health Records Act 1990 (interpretation) in the

 

definition of “health service body”, at the end insert—

 

“(f)    

the Health and Social Care Information Centre;”.’.

 

Mr Secretary Lansley

 

Agreed to  384

 

Page  404,  line  7  [Schedule  20],  at beginning insert—

 

    ‘(1)  

The Employment Rights Act 1996 is amended as follows.

 

      (2)  

In section 50 (right to time off for public duties) in subsection (8), after

 

paragraph (ac) (inserted by Schedule 18) insert—

 

“(ad)    

the Health and Social Care Information Centre,”.’.

 

Mr Secretary Lansley

 

Agreed to  385

 

Page  404,  line  7  [Schedule  20],  leave out ‘of the Employment Rights Act 1996’.

 

Mr Secretary Lansley

 

Agreed to  386

 

Page  404,  line  9  [Schedule  20],  at end insert—

 

‘Data Protection Act 1998 (c. 29)

 

            

In section 69 of the Data Protection Act 1998 (meaning of “health

 

professional”) in subsection (3), after paragraph (fb) (inserted by Schedule 18)

 

insert—

 

“(fc)    

the Health and Social Care Information Centre,”.’.

 

 

Mr Secretary Lansley

 

Agreed to  387

 

Page  409,  line  2  [Schedule  22],  leave out ‘the Secretary of State or a body’ and

 

insert ‘a person’.

 

Mr Secretary Lansley

 

Agreed to  388

 

Page  409,  line  3  [Schedule  22],  after ‘(jb),’, insert ‘(m),’.

 

Mr Secretary Lansley

 

Agreed to  389

 

Page  409,  line  14  [Schedule  22],  leave out ‘the Welsh Ministers are, or a body’ and

 

insert ‘a person’.

 

Mr Secretary Lansley

 

Agreed to  390

 

Page  409,  line  15  [Schedule  22],  leave out ‘or (k) is,’ and insert ‘(k) or (ma) is’.

 
 

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Mr Secretary Lansley

 

Agreed to  391

 

Page  409,  line  28  [Schedule  22],  after ‘jointly.’, insert—

 

‘(15)    

Subsection (16) applies (and subsections (12) and (14) do not apply)

 

where a cross-border Special Health Authority is a party or

 

prospective party to an arrangement or proposed arrangement

 

which—

 

(a)    

falls within subsection (1); and

 

(b)    

also falls within the definition of NHS contract in section 9 of

 

the National Health Service Act 2006 and the definition of

 

NHS contract in section 7 of the National Health Service

 

(Wales) Act 2006.

 

(16)    

Subsections (4) to (9) shall apply in relation to that arrangement or

 

proposed arrangement (except in so far as it relates to reserved matters

 

within the meaning of the Scotland Act 1998) with the substitution for

 

references to the Secretary of State—

 

(a)    

where the cross-border Special Health Authority is exercising

 

functions in relation to England only, of references to the

 

Secretary of State and the Scottish Ministers acting jointly;

 

(b)    

where the Authority is exercising functions in relation to

 

Wales only, of references to the Welsh Ministers and the

 

Scottish Ministers acting jointly; and

 

(c)    

where the Authority is exercising functions in relation to

 

England and Wales, of references to the Secretary of State and

 

the Welsh Ministers acting concurrently with each other and

 

jointly with the Scottish Ministers.

 

(17)    

In subsections (15) and (16), “cross-border Special Health Authority”

 

means a Special Health Authority which is established under the

 

National Health Service Act 2006 and the National Health Service

 

(Wales) Act 2006 by virtue of—

 

(a)    

paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 2 to the National Health Service

 

(Consequential Provisions) Act 2006, or

 

(b)    

the power under section 28 of the National Health Service Act

 

2006 and the power under section 22 of the National Health

 

Service (Wales) Act 2006 being exercised together.’.

 

 

Mr Secretary Lansley

 

Agreed to  392

 

Page  410,  line  26  [Schedule  22],  after second ‘arrangement’, insert ‘(except in so

 

far as it relates to reserved matters within the meaning of the Scotland Act 1998)’.

 

Mr Secretary Lansley

 

Agreed to  393

 

Page  410,  line  28  [Schedule  22],  after ‘jointly.’, insert—

 

‘(3)    

Subsection (4) applies (and subsection (2) does not apply) where a

 

cross-border Special Health authority is a party or prospective party to

 

an arrangement or proposed arrangement which—

 

(a)    

falls within the definition of NHS contract in section 9(1), and

 
 

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

 
 

(b)    

also falls within the definition of NHS contract in section 17A

 

of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 and the

 

definition of NHS contract in section 7(1) of the National

 

Health Service (Wales) Act 2006.

 

(4)    

Subsections (5) to (13) of section 9 apply in relation to that

 

arrangement or proposed arrangement (except in so far as it relates to

 

reserved matters within the meaning of the Scotland Act 1998) with

 

the substitution for references to the Secretary of State—

 

(a)    

where the cross-border Special Health Authority is exercising

 

functions in relation to England only, of references to the

 

Secretary of State and the Scottish Ministers acting jointly;

 

and

 

(b)    

where the Authority is exercising functions in relation to

 

England and Wales, of references to the Secretary of State and

 

the Welsh Ministers acting concurrently with each other and

 

jointly with the Scottish Ministers.

 

(5)    

In subsections (3) and (4), “cross-border Special Health Authority”

 

means a Special Health Authority which is established under the

 

National Health Service Act 2006 and the National Health Service

 

(Wales) Act 2006 by virtue of—

 

(a)    

paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 2 to the National Health Service

 

(Consequential Provisions) Act 2006, or

 

(b)    

the power under section 28 of the National Health Service Act

 

2006 and the power under section 22 of the National Health

 

Service (Wales) Act 2006 being exercised together.’.

 

Mr Secretary Lansley

 

Agreed to  394

 

Page  410,  line  32  [Schedule  22],  at end insert—

 

      ‘()  

Until the commencement of section 29 of this Act, subsection (1) of section 66

 

of the National Health Service Act 2006 has effect as if it included a reference

 

to Strategic Health Authorities.’.

 

 

Mr Secretary Lansley

 

Agreed to  395

 

Page  411,  line  6  [Schedule  22],  at end insert—

 

      ‘()  

Until the commencement of section 29 of this Act, subsection (1) of section 68

 

of the National Health Service Act 2006 has effect as if it included a reference

 

to Strategic Health Authorities.’.

 

Mr Secretary Lansley

 

Agreed to  396

 

Page  411,  line  40  [Schedule  22],  after ‘Ministers’, insert ‘—

 

(a)    

in so far as the arrangement or proposed arrangement relates

 

to reserved matters within the meaning of the Scotland Act

 

1998, of references to the Welsh Ministers and the Secretary

 

of State acting jointly, and

 

(b)    

for all other purposes,’.

 
 

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Mr Secretary Lansley

 

Agreed to  397

 

Page  411,  line  41  [Schedule  22],  after ‘jointly.’, insert—

 

‘(3)    

Subsection (4) applies (and subsection (2) does not apply) where a

 

cross-border Special Health Authority is a party or prospective party

 

to an arrangement or proposed arrangement which—

 

(a)    

falls within the definition of NHS contract in section 7(1), and

 

(b)    

also falls within the definition of NHS contract in section 17A

 

of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 and the

 

definition of NHS contract in section 9(1) of the National

 

Health Service Act 2006.

 

(4)    

Subsections (5) to (13) of section 7 apply in relation to the

 

arrangement or proposed arrangement (except in so far as it relates to

 

reserved matters within the meaning of the Scotland Act 1998) with

 

the substitution for references to the Welsh Ministers—

 

(a)    

where the cross-border Special Health Authority is exercising

 

functions in relation to Wales only, of references to the Welsh

 

Ministers and the Scottish Ministers acting jointly, and

 

(b)    

where the Authority is exercising functions in relation to

 

England and Wales, of references to the Welsh Ministers and

 

the Secretary of State acting concurrently with each other and

 

jointly with the Scottish Ministers.

 

(5)    

In subsections (3) and (4), “cross-border Special Health Authority”

 

means a Special Health Authority which is established under the

 

National Health Service Act 2006 and the National Health Service

 

(Wales) Act 2006 by virtue of—

 

(a)    

paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 2 to the National Health Service

 

(Consequential Provisions) Act 2006, or

 

(b)    

the power under section 28 of the National Health Service Act

 

2006 and the power under section 22 of the National Health

 

Service (Wales) Act 2006 being exercised together.’.

 

 

Mr Secretary Lansley

 

Agreed to  398

 

Page  413,  line  7  [Schedule  22],  leave out from ‘services),’ to end of line 10 and

 

insert ‘omit subsection (4)’.

 

Mr Secretary Lansley

 

Agreed to  399

 

Page  413,  line  16  [Schedule  22],  leave out from ‘services),’ to end of line 19 and

 

insert ‘omit subsection (4)’.

 

 

Mr Secretary Lansley

 

Agreed to  400

 

Page  416,  line  42  [Schedule  22],  at end insert—

 
 

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‘( )    

omit sub-paragraph (i),’.

 

Mr Secretary Lansley

 

Agreed to  401

 

Page  416,  line  44  [Schedule  22],  leave out ‘after sub-paragraph (i)’ and insert

 

‘before sub-paragraph (j)’.

 

 

John Healey

 

Liz Kendall

 

Emily Thornberry

 

Derek Twigg

 

Andrew George

 

Owen Smith

 

Not called  31

 

Page  417  [Schedule  23],  leave out lines 18 to 21.

 

 

John Healey

 

Liz Kendall

 

Emily Thornberry

 

Derek Twigg

 

Andrew George

 

Owen Smith

 

Not called  32

 

Page  418,  line  34  [Schedule  23],  leave out lines 5 to 8.

 

Mr Secretary Lansley

 

Agreed to  402

 

Page  418,  line  41  [Schedule  23],  column 2, at end insert—

  

‘A Special Health Authority

 
  

A qualifying company’.

 
 

 

Bill read the third time on division, and passed.

 

 
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