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McAvoy, Thomas

McCartney, Ian

Macdonald, Calum A.

McFall, John

McKay, Allen (Barnsley West)

McKelvey, William

Maclennan, Robert

McNamara, Kevin

Madden, Max

Maginnis, Ken

Mahon, Mrs Alice

Marek, Dr John

Marshall, Jim (Leicester S)

Martin, Michael J. (Springburn)

Martlew, Eric

Meacher, Michael

Meale, Alan

Michael, Alun

Michie, Bill (Sheffield Heeley)

Michie, Mrs Ray (Arg'l & Bute)

Moonie, Dr Lewis

Morgan, Rhodri

Morris, Rt Hon A. (W'shawe)

Mowlam, Marjorie

Mullin, Chris

Murphy, Paul

Nellist, Dave

Orme, Rt Hon Stanley

Owen, Rt Hon Dr David

Paisley, Rev Ian

Patchett, Terry

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

Short, Clare

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

Stott, Roger

Taylor, Mrs Ann (Dewsbury)

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

Taylor, Matthew (Truro)

Thompson, Jack (Wansbeck)

Turner, Dennis

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)

Winnick, David

Wise, Mrs Audrey

Worthington, Tony

Young, David (Bolton SE)

Tellers for the Noes :

Mr. James Wallace and

Mr. Alex Carlile.

Question accordingly agreed to.

Clause 5

NHS trusts

Amendments made : No. 276, in page 6, line 25, at end insert and, without prejudice to the generality of the power, and such regulations may make provision to deal with cases where the post of any officer of an NHS trust is held jointly by two or more persons or where the functions of such an officer are in any other way performed by more than one person'.-- [Mr. Day.]

No. 139, in page 6, leave out lines 43 to 48.-- [Sir George Young.]

Clause 34

Accounts and audit of NHS trusts and

fund-holding practices

Amendment made : No. 256, in page 39, line 29, leave out (1)' and insert-- '(1) The enactments specified in Schedule (Amendments relating to audit of accounts of Scottish health service bodies) to this Act shall have effect subject to the amendments set out in that Schedule, being amendments--

(a) to extend the functions of the Commission for Local Authority Accounts in Scotland (in this section referred to as "the Commission") to cover Health Boards and other bodies established under the 1978 Act, the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland

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and State Hospital Management Committees constituted under the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984 ;

(b) to alter the title and constitution of the Commission to reflect its wider role ; and

(c) to make provision consequential on or supplemental to the amendments referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) above.

(1A)'.-- [Mr. Michael Forsyth.]

Clause 43

Local authority plans for community care services

Amendment made : No. 341, in page 45, line 26, at end insert-- (1A) In carrying out any of their functions under paragraphs (a) to (c) of subsection (1) above, a local authority shall consult-- (a) any District Health Authority the whole or any part of whose district lies within the area of the local authority ;

(b) any Family Health Services Authority the whole or any part of whose locality lies within the area of the local authority ; (c) in so far as any proposed plan, review or modifications of a plan may affect or be affected by the provision or availability of housing and the local authority is not itself a local housing authority, within the meaning of the Housing Act 1985, every such local housing authority whose area is within the area of the local authority ;

(d) such voluntary housing agencies and other bodies as appear to the local authority to provide housing or community care services in their area ; and

(e) such other persons as the Secretary of State may direct.'.-- [Sir George Young.]

Schedule 1

Health Authorities and Family Health Services Authorities

Amendment made : No. 275, in page 60, line 17, at end insert-- 10. After paragraph 12 of that Schedule there shall be inserted the following paragraph :--

"12A. Regulations made by virtue of this Schedule or Schedule 1 to the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 may make provision (including provision modifying those Schedules) to deal with cases where the post of chief officer or any other officer of an authority is held jointly by two or more persons or where the functions of such an officer are in any other way performed by more than one person.".'.-- [Mr. Day.]

Schedule 2

National Health Service Trusts

Amendments made : No. 140, in page 60, line 34 leave out any special provision as to' and insert a provision to secure'.-- [Sir George Young.]

No. 141, in page 60, line 42 at end insert--

(1A) In a case where the order contains a provision made by virtue of sub- paragraph (1)(d) above and a person who is being considered for appointment by virtue of that provision

(a) is employed by the university or medical or dental school in question, and

(b) would also, apart from this sub-paragraph, be regarded as employed by the trust,

his employment by the trust shall be disregarded in determining whether, if appointed, he will be a non-executive director of the trust.'.-- [Sir George Young.]

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