Amendments proposed to the Health Bill [Lords] - continued	House of Commons
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Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Philip Hammond

116

Clause     14,     page     20,     line     6,     at end insert 'and The Secretary of State shall publish full details of such determinations annually'.

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Mr Michael Fabricant

134

Clause     16,     page     20,     line     22,     leave out from 'improving' to the end of the line and insert—

'(a) the quality of health care which it provides to individuals, and

(b) the cost-effectiveness of care as against the provision of preventative medicines and treatments.'.

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Philip Hammond

8

Clause     16,     page     20,     line     22,     at end insert—

    '(1A) The Secretary of State shall publish annually a report on the progress made by PCTs and NHS trusts in carrying out their duty under subsection (1) above.'.

   

Mr Simon Hughes
Dr Evan Harris
Mr Paul Burstow
Sir Robert Smith

136

*Clause     16,     page     20,     line     22,     at end insert—

    '(1A) The reference in subsection (1) to monitoring includes the monitoring by ethnic origin of individuals receiving health care.'.

   

Mr Simon Hughes
Dr Evan Harris
Mr Paul Burstow
Sir Robert Smith

139

*Clause     16,     page     20,     line     23,     at end insert 'in accordance with the principle that there should be no discrimination on the basis of age, race, sex and sexual orientation except where clinically justified.'.

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Mr Simon Hughes
Dr Evan Harris
Mr Paul Burstow
Sir Robert Smith

140

*Clause     17,     page     20,     line     22,     at end insert 'in accordance with the principle that there should be no discrimination on the basis of age, race, sex and sexual orientation except where clinically justified.'.

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Mr Simon Hughes
Dr Evan Harris
Mr Paul Burstow
Sir Robert Smith

138

*Schedule     2,     page     77,     line     14,     after 'year', insert ',such reports to include performance on equality of opportunity.'.

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Mr Michael Fabricant

132

Clause     18,     page     21,     line     16,     at end insert ', and

(f) the function of assessing and publishing the comparative cost-effectiveness of a range of common health care services, including, but not exclusively, medical and pharmaceutical interventions, preventative measures and smoking cessation services with the aim of improving the cost-effectiveness and value for money of the health care services provided by Health Authorities, Primary Care Trusts and NHS trusts.'.

   

Mr Michael Fabricant

133

Clause     18,     page     21,     line     16,     at end insert ', and

(g) the function of assessing the total cost of smoking-related illness to the NHS and providing guidance to Primary Care Trusts, Health Authorities and NHS trusts to enable them to assess the costs attributable to smoking-related illness falling on them; and such an assessment of costs must take account of the burden of disease attributable to both smoking and passive smoking.'.

   

Mr Simon Hughes
Dr Evan Harris
Mr Paul Burstow
Sir Robert Smith

137

*Clause     18,     page     21,     line     16,     at end insert—

    '(2A) Appropriate arrangments shall be made with a view to securing that the functions of the Commission for Health Improvement are exercised with due regard to the principle that there should be equal opportunity for all people regardless of age, gender, race or sexual orientation.'.

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Philip Hammond

10

Clause     18,     page     21,     leave out lines 26 to 28 and insert—

'(e) as to the recovery from prescribed bodies of the direct expenditure incurred by the Commission only, but not that incurred by any bodies or individuals with which the Commission may work in conjunction.'.

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Philip Hammond

9

Clause     18,     page     21,     line     26,     leave out 'persons' and insert 'bodies'.

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Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Philip Hammond

11

Clause     20,     page     23,     line     44,     after 'individual', insert 'or within 30 years after their recorded death'.

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Mr John Denham

93

Page     25,     line     7,     leave out Clause 22.

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Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Philip Hammond

12

Clause     23,     page     26,     line     9,     after 'functions', insert—

    '(1A) To this end representatives of the above bodies shall—

(a) meet at least twice a year in public to discuss partnership arrangements;

(b) invite to attend any meeting under sub-paragraph (a) a representative from all affected Community Health Councils and local authorities;

(c) send the minutes of any meetings under sub-paragraph (a) to the Secretary of State, who shall place them in the libraries of each House of Parliament annually.'.

   

Mr John Denham

94

Clause     23,     page     26,     line     10,     leave out subsection (2).

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Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Philip Hammond

13

Clause     31,     page     32,     line     27,     leave out 'after consultation with the industry body' and insert 'with the written consent of the manufacturer'.

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Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Philip Hammond

14

Clause     32,     page     32,     line     38,     leave out 'after consultation with the industry body' and insert 'with the written consent of the manufacturer'.

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Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Philip Hammond

15

Clause     33,     page     33,     line     31,     leave out 'after consultation with the industry body' and insert 'with the written consent of the manufacturer'.

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Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Philip Hammond

16

Clause     34,     page     34,     line     41,     after 'order', insert ', made after consultation with the industry body,'.

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Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Philip Hammond

31

Clause     40,     page     46,     line     10,     at end insert 'from 31st March 2000.'.

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Philip Hammond

17

Page     46,     line     8,     leave out Clause 40.

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Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Philip Hammond

18

Page     46,     line     12,     leave out Clause 41.

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Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Philip Hammond

19

Page     47,     line     9,     leave out Clause 42.

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Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Philip Hammond

20

Page     47,     line     15,     leave out Clause 43.

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Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Philip Hammond

21

Page     47,     line     25,     leave out Clause 44.

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Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Philip Hammond

22

Page     47,     line     34,     leave out Clause 45.

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Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Philip Hammond

23

Page     48,     line     5,     leave out Clause 46.

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Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Philip Hammond

24

Page     50,     line     39,     leave out Clause 47.

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Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Philip Hammond

25

Page     51,     line     14,     leave out Clause 48.

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Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Philip Hammond

26

Page     51,     line     29,     leave out Clause 49.

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Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Philip Hammond

27

Page     51,     line     39,     leave out Clause 50.

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Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Philip Hammond

28

Page     53,     line     19,     leave out Clause 51.

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Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Philip Hammond

29

Page     56,     line     46,     leave out Clause 52.

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Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Philip Hammond

30

Page     61,     line     41,     leave out Clause 53.

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Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Philip Hammond

81

Clause     55,     page     66,     line     14,     leave out subsection (1).

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Mr John Denham

96

Schedule     4,     page     81,     line     8,     at end insert—

    '. In section 11 (Special Health Authorities), for subsection (1) there is substituted—

    "(1) The Secretary of State may by order establish special bodies for the purpose of exercising any functions which may be conferred on them by or under this Act." '.

Prepared 27 Apr 1999