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Miss Ann Widdecombe 4 Clause 3, page 4, line 39, at end add—'(9) The Secretary of State shall provide regular guidance to Primary Care Trusts regarding appropriate levels of expenditure on research and development, training, and tertiary services.'.
Miss Ann Widdecombe 107 Clause 4, page 7, line 26, at end insert—'( ) Where a Primary Care Trust informs the Health Authority that the level of remuneration will result in new restrictions on the availability of drugs, the Health Authority shall be under a duty to inform the Secretary of State who shall publish annually a full list of all such new restrictions.'.
Miss Ann Widdecombe 122 Clause 4, page 7, line 35, at end insert—'(3) Where in any financial year any Primary Care Trust to which such remuneration has been apportioned under sub-paragraph (1) above notifies the health authority in writing that the level of such apportionment is inadequate to maintain that Primary Care Trust's existing prescribing policies and practices, the health authority shall within 30 days publish a reply setting out advice to the Primary Care Trust on modifications to existing prescribing practices and policies which will, in the opinion of the health authority, be sustainable within the remuneration apportioned to the Primary Care Trust.'.
Miss Ann Widdecombe 108 Clause 5, page 8, line 38, after 'services', insert 'or such other health care services or services ancillary to health care services as it sees fit'.
Miss Ann Widdecombe 123 Clause 5, page 8, line 42, leave out 'any terms it thinks fit' and insert 'terms which are reasonable and appropriate, having regard to all the circumstances, and which do not unreasonably disadvantage other suppliers of such services within the vicinity'.
Miss Ann Widdecombe 5 Clause 5, page 8, line 47, at end insert—'(4A) Charges may not be imposed by a Primary Care Trust in respect of accommodation, where that accommodation is made available for the purpose of providing NHS treatment.'.
Mr Simon Hughes 118 Clause 5, page 9, line 20, at end add—
Miss Ann Widdecombe 124 Clause 6, page 9, line 23, at end insert ', provided that no person shall serve as a trustee of more than one Primary Care Trust at the same time'.
Miss Ann Widdecombe 109 Clause 6, page 9, line 34, after 'appointment', insert 'provided that such provision complies with the requirements on openness and accountability as set out by the Independent Commissioner for Public Appointments.'.
Miss Ann Widdecombe 126 Clause 6, page 10, line 4, at end add—'(5) It is the duty of the Secretary of State to ensure that vacancies in Primary Care Trusts are filled in a timely manner, and that the functions of Primary Care Trusts are not compromised by the existence of vacancies.'
Miss Ann Widdecombe 6 Clause 7, page 10, line 13, at end insert—'(3CC) Such objectives shall not include Health Authority or NHS Trust performance targets with regards to waiting lists for surgery.'.
Miss Ann Widdecombe 7 Clause 7, page 10, line 13, at end insert—'(3CC) The Secretary of State shall submit a report at least once a year to the Health Select Committee of the House of Commons regarding any increases made under subsection (3C) above.'.
Miss Ann Widdecombe 110 Clause 7, page 10, leave out lines 20 to 31.
Miss Ann Widdecombe 125 Clause 7, page 10, line 31, at end insert ', and the Secretary of State shall within 30 days of any such decision cause to be published in any local newspaper circulating within the area covered by the health authority a notice of that decision and details of the amounts involved'.
Miss Ann Widdecombe 120 Clause 8, page 10, line 40, leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.
Miss Ann Widdecombe 119 Clause 8, page 10, line 44, leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.
Miss Ann Widdecombe 121 Clause 8, page 11, line 9, at end insert—'(2A) The Secretary of State shall make arrangements to secure the availability of indemnity cover complying with the requirements of this section on such terms as the Secretary of State thinks reasonable and proper to any Part II practitioner prescribed in regulations made under subsection (1) above who informs the Secretary of State in writing that he is unable to obtain such cover.'
Miss Ann Widdecombe 111 Clause 8, page 11, line 27, after 'services', insert 'at a time when such insurance was in force'.
Miss Ann Widdecombe 127 Clause 8, page 11, line 46, leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.
Miss Ann Widdecombe 130 Clause 9, page 13, line 40 after 'of', insert 'each of'.
Miss Ann Widdecombe 112 Clause 9, page 14, line 25, leave out 'may be determined from time to time,' and insert 'shall be revised annually,'.
Mr John Denham 87 Clause 10, page 16, line 7, at end insert—
Mr John Denham 88 Clause 10, page 16, line 8, after 'specified' insert 'in directions under this section'.
Miss Ann Widdecombe 131 Clause 10, page 16, line 18 at end insert 'except that, in respect of the National Institute for Clinical Excellence, the Secretary of State may not give directions which have the effect of prescribing or prejudging the conclusions of the Institute in any particular enquiry.'.
Mr John Denham 89 Clause 10, page 16, leave out lines 19 to 23.
Miss Ann Widdecombe 114 Clause 10, page 16, line 23, leave out 'specialist'
Miss Ann Widdecombe 113 Clause 10, page 16, line 23, at end insert 'where that body reasonably determines that the patient will benefit from such a referral'.
Mr Simon Hughes 51 Clause 10, page 16, line 23, at end insert—'(3A) The power conferred by subsection (1) above shall be exercised so as to require the employment as specialists of only those who are appointed to a consultant post under the National Health Service (Appointment of Consultants) Regulations or who are responsible to a named consultant employed by that body.'.
Mr John Denham 90 Clause 10, page 17, line 33, leave out '11'.
Mr John Denham 91 Clause 10, page 17, line 40, leave out '11'.
Mr John Denham 92 Clause 10, page 18, line 1, leave out ' "17" there is substituted "17B' and insert ' "11 to 17" there is substituted "16 to 17B'.
Miss Ann Widdecombe 115 Clause 12, page 19, line 10, leave out 'to any significant extent interfere with the' and insert 'substantially interfere with the fundamental'.
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