Amendments proposed to the Health Bill [Lords] - continued	House of Commons
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Mr John Denham

100

Schedule     4,     page     92,     line     42,     leave out ' "13" ' and insert ' "11 or 13" '.

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Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Philip Hammond

82

Clause     60,     page     66,     line     40,     at beginning insert 'Subject to subsection (2A) below'.

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Philip Hammond

83

Clause     60,     page     67,     line     2,     at end insert—

    '(2A) A day may be appointed under subsection (1) above in relation to Part II of this Act only if—

(a) it is a day later than 1st July 2000; and

(b) the Scottish Parliament has not, before that day, made (or indicated its intention to make) separate provision for Scotland for the reform of primary care services according to principles broadly similar to those contained in Part I as regards England and Wales.'.

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Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Philip Hammond

50

Clause     61,     page     67,     line     9,     leave out 'Part II extends only to Scotland'.

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NEW CLAUSES

Provision for Scotland

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Philip Hammond

NC1

To move the following Clause:—

    '.—The Scottish Parliament shall, by 31st March 2001, bring forward proposals, of a broadly similar nature to those contained in Part I of this Act, to make provision for the reform of primary care services, and for connected purposes, in Scotland.'.

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Power to grant providers of general medical services in Scotland leave to withdraw from Primary Care Trusts

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Philip Hammond

NC2

To move the following Clause:—

    '.—(1) The Secretary of State may by Order—

(a) grant any individual provider of general medical services leave to withdraw from any primary care trust which may be established in Scotland under Part II of this Act;

(b) grant any individual provider of general medical services leave to withdraw from the direct budgetary control of a health board or sub-committee thereof.

    (2) Any provider of general medical services given leave under subsection (1) above shall take on such powers, functions and budget as may be directed by the Secretary of State.'.

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Recovery of costs from tobacco companies

   

Mr Michael Fabricant

NC5

*To move the following Clause:—

    '(1) Health Authorities, NHS trusts and Primary Care Trusts shall recover from companies or agents of companies which produce tobacco products (hereinafter called Tobacco Companies) the cost of treatment and care arising from smoking-related illness.

    (2) Costs in subsection (1) shall be calculated according to a formula provided by the Commission for Health Improvement under section 18(1)(g) of this Act.

    (3) The Secretary of State shall make regulations as necessary to establish and operate an appropriate legal and financial instrument, to be known as the Tobacco Damage Compensation Fund, hereinafter referred to as the Fund, into which tobacco companies shall be jointly, strictly and severally liable to pay the sums, established in subsection (2) and aggregated by the Commission for Health Improvement in Clause 18(1)(g), hereinafter known as the annual damages claim.

    (4) Each year on 6th April the tobacco companies shall pay the calculated annual damages claim into the Fund in proportion to their sales-weighted market share over the preceding 20 years.

    (5) Within 12 months of the date in subsection (4) above, each Health Authority, Primary Care Trust and NHS trust shall draw from The Fund an amount equal to its share of the calculated annual damages claim.

    (6) Each Health Authority, Primary Care Trust and NHS trust shall use its share of the calculated annual damages claim only to fund smoking cessation and prevention services.'.

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Mr John Denham

101

Title,     line     4,     leave out from 'functions' to 'confer' in line 6.

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Prepared 27 Apr 1999