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Pendry, Tom

Pike, Peter L.

Powell, Ray (Ogmore)

Prescott, John

Primarolo, Dawn

Quin, Ms Joyce

Radice, Giles

Randall, Stuart

Redmond, Martin

Rees, Rt Hon Merlyn

Richardson, Jo

Robertson, George

Robinson, Geoffrey

Rogers, Allan

Rooker, Jeff

Ross, Ernie (Dundee W)

Ross, William (Londonderry E)

Rowlands, Ted

Ruddock, Joan

Salmond, Alex

Sedgemore, Brian

Sheerman, Barry

Sheldon, Rt Hon Robert

Shore, Rt Hon Peter

Sillars, Jim

Skinner, Dennis

Smith, C. (Isl'ton & F'bury)

Smith, Rt Hon J. (Monk'ds E)

Smith, J. P. (Vale of Glam)

Smyth, Rev Martin (Belfast S)

Soley, Clive

Spearing, Nigel

Steel, Rt Hon Sir David

Steinberg, Gerry

Taylor, Mrs Ann (Dewsbury)

Taylor, Rt Hon J. D. (S'ford)

Thompson, Jack (Wansbeck)

Turner, Dennis

Wallace, James

Walley, Joan

Wardell, Gareth (Gower)

Wareing, Robert N.

Welsh, Andrew (Angus E)

Welsh, Michael (Doncaster N)

Wigley, Dafydd

Williams, Rt Hon Alan

Williams, Alan W. (Carm'then)

Wilson, Brian

Winnick, David

Wise, Mrs Audrey

Worthington, Tony

Young, David (Bolton SE)

Tellers for the Noes :

Mr. Frank Haynes and

Mr. John Battle.

Question accordingly agreed to.

Resolved,

That the following provisions shall apply to the remaining proceedings on the Bill :--

Report and Third Reading 1.--(1) The remaining proceedings on consideration and Third Reading of the Bill shall be completed in two allotted days.

(2) The proceedings on consideration shall be brought to a conclusion at midnight on the first allotted day.

(3) The proceedings on Third Reading shall be brought to a conclusion three hours after their commencement.

(4) Standing Order No. 80 (Business Committee) shall not apply. Dilatory Motions 2. No dilatory Motion with respect to, or in the course of, proceedings on the Bill shall be made on an allotted day except by a member of the Government, and the Question on any such Motion shall be put forthwith.

Extra time on allotted days 3.--(1) On an allotted day, paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 14 (Exempted business) shall apply to the proceedings on the Bill, but on the first allotted day it shall apply only for two hours after Ten o'clock.

(2) On the first allotted day, any period during which proceedings on the Bill may be proceeded with after Ten o'clock under paragraph (7) of Standing Order No. 20 (Adjournment on specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration) shall be in addition to the said period of two hours.

(3) If the first allotted day is one to which a Motion for the adjournment of the House under Standing Order No. 20 stands over from an earlier day, a period of time equal to the duration of the proceedings upon that Motion shall be added to the said period of two hours.

Private business

4. Any private business which has been set down for consideration at Seven o'clock on an allotted day shall, instead of being considered as provided by Standing Orders, be considered at the conclusion of the proceedings on the Bill on that day, and paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 14 (Exempted business) shall apply to the private business for a period of three hours from the conclusion of the proceedings on the Bill or, if those proceedings are concluded before Ten o'clock, for a period equal to the time elapsing between Seven o'clock and the conclusion of those proceedings.

Estimates

5. Proceedings on the Bill or on any private business taken under paragraph 4 of this Order shall not be interrupted for

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the purposes of Standing Order No. 53 (Questions on voting on estimates etc.) and if on an allotted day Mr. Speaker is directed by that Standing Order (as modified by the Order of the House [12th March] ) to put questions at Ten o'clock he shall put those questions at Ten o'clock or at the conclusion of the proceedings on the private business, whichever is the later.

Conclusion of proceedings

6.--(1) For the purpose of bringing to a conclusion any proceedings which are to be brought to a conclusion at a time appointed by this Order and which have not previously been brought to a conclusion, Mr. Speaker shall forthwith put (so far as they are applicable and notwithstanding any Order of the House relating to the order in which the Bill is to be considered) the following Questions (but no others)--

(a) any Question already proposed from the Chair ;

(b) any Question necessary to bring to a decision a Question so proposed (including, in the case of a new Clause or new Schedule which has been read a second time, the Question that the Clause or Schedule be added to the Bill) ;

(c) the Question that such of the amendments 139 to 141, 158, 256, 275, 276 and 341 as remain to be made be made to the Bill ; (

(d) the Question that the new Schedule (amendment 269) be added to the Bill ;

(e) the Question that all remaining amendments standing in the name of a member of the Government be made to the Bill ;

(f) any other Question necessary for the disposal of the business to be concluded ;

and on a Motion so made for a new Clause or a new Schedule, Mr. Speaker shall put only the Question that the Clause or Schedule be added to the Bill.

(2) Proceedings under sub-paragraph (1) above shall not be interrupted under any Standing Order relating to the sittings of the House.

(3) If an allotted day is one on which a Motion for the adjournment of the House under Standing Order No. 20 (Adjournment on specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration) would, apart from this Order, stand over to Seven o'clock--

(a) that Motion shall stand over until the conclusion of any proceedings on the Bill which, under this Order, are to be brought to a conclusion at or before that time ;

(b) the bringing to a conclusion of any proceedings on the Bill which, under this Order, are to be brought to a conclusion after that time shall be postponed for a period equal to the duration of the proceedings on that Motion.

(4) If an allotted day is one to which a Motion for the adjournment of the House under Standing Order No. 20

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stands over from an earlier day, the bringing to a conclusion of any proceedings on the Bill which under this Order are to be brought to a conclusion on that day shall be postponed for a period equal to the duration of the proceedings on that Motion.

Supplemental orders (7).--(1) The proceedings on any Motion made in the House by a member of the Government for varying or supplementing the provisions of this Order (including anything which might have been the subject of a report of the Business Committee) shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion one hour after they have been commenced, and paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 14 (Exempted business) shall apply to the proceedings. (2) If on an allotted day on which any proceedings on the Bill are to be brought to a conclusion at a time appointed by this Order the House is adjourned, or the sitting is suspended, before that time no notice shall be required or a Motion made at the next sitting by a member of the Government for varying or supplementing the provisions of this Order.

Saving 8. Nothing in this Order shall

(a) prevent any proceedings to which the Order applies from being taken or completed earlier than is required by the Order ; or (

(b) prevent any business (whether on the Bill or not) from being proceeded with on any day after the completion of all such proceedings on the Bill as are to be taken on that day.

Recommittal 9.--(1) References in this Order to proceeding on consideration or proceedings on Third Reading include references to proceedings at those stage, respectively, for, on or in consequence of, recommittal.

(2) On an allotted day no debate shall be permitted on any Motion to recommit the Bill (whether as a whole or otherwise), and Mr. Speaker shall put forthwith any Question necessary to dispose of the Motion, including the Question on any amendment moved to the Question.

Interpretation 10. In this Order--

"allotted day" means any day (other than a Friday) on which the Bill is put down as first Government Order of the Day, provided that a Motion for allotting time to the proceedings on the Bill to be taken on that day either has been agreed on a previous day, or is set down for consideration on that day ;

"the Bill" means the National Health Service and Community Care Bill.

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Orders of the Day

National Health Service and Community Care Bill

As amended (in the Standing Committee), further considered. [Relevant documents : Eighth Report, Session 1988-89, Resourcing the National Health Service : the Government's plans for the future of the NHS (House of Commons Paper No. 214-III) ; Second Report, Session 1989-90, Community Care : Future funding of Private and Voluntary Residential Care (House of Commons Paper No. 257) ; Third Report, Session 1989-90, Community Care : Funding for local authorities (House of Commons Paper No. 277) ; Minutes of Evidence taken on 17th, 24th and 31st January 1990 (House of Commons Papers No. 148-i, 173-i and 194-i) ; and the Government's Reply to the Eighth Report of Session 1988-89 (Cm. 851).]

Mr. Robin Cook (Livingston) : On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. It may be for the convenience of the House if I say that, in the light of the vote, it is not our intention to move new clause 7. It might also be convenient to the House if we grouped new clauses 9 and 11 together, as they relate to competitive tendering.

Madam Deputy Speaker (Miss Betty Boothroyd) : That is most helpful and certainly acceptable to the Chair and, I am sure, the House.

New clause 6

Family Health Services Authorities and Health Boards (Appeals Function)

(1) A patient who is removed by a general medical practitioner from the patient list of that practice shall have a right of appeal to the Family Health Services Authority.

(2) On receiving an appeal under subsection (1) a Family Health Services Authority or a health board in Scotland shall determine whether :

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