Amendments proposed to the Health Bill [Lords] - continued	House of Commons
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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'.

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

145

*Clause     11,     page     18,     line     14,     at end insert—

    '(6A) The functions which shall be specified in an Order under subsection (1) above include a duty to comply with any direction the Secretary of State may make in respect of the introduction of an occupational health service.'.

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Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Philip Hammond

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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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 end of 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.'.

   

Mr Simon Hughes

Dr Evan Harris

Mr Paul Burstow

Sir Robert Smith

139

Clause     16,     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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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.'.

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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—

    '(1A) 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.

Prepared 29 Apr 1999