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Amendment Paper as at
Tuesday 25th May 1999

STANDING COMMITTEE A

New Amendments handed in are marked thus *

HEALTH BILL [LORDS]

NOTE
The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the Committee [22nd April], as follows:—
Clauses 1 and 2, Schedule 1, Clauses 3 to 17, Schedule 2, Clauses 18 to 39, Clause 54, Schedule 3, Clause 59, Clauses 40 to 53, Clauses 55 to 58, Schedules 4 and 5, Clauses 60 to 62, new Clauses and new Schedules.

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Philip Hammond

24
Page     50,     line     39,     leave out Clause 47.


Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Philip Hammond

25
Page     51,     line     14,     leave out Clause 48.


Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Philip Hammond

26
Page     51,     line     29,     leave out Clause 49.


Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Philip Hammond

285
Clause     50,     page     51,     line     40,     leave out 'may' and insert 'shall be made within 12 months of the coming into force of section 50 of the Health Act 1999, which'.

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Philip Hammond

27
Page     51,     line     39,     leave out Clause 50.


Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Philip Hammond

28
Page     53,     line     19,     leave out Clause 51.


Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Philip Hammond

29
Page     56,     line     46,     leave out Clause 52.


Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Philip Hammond

30
Page     61,     line     41,     leave out Clause 53.


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." '.


Mr John Denham

265
Schedule     4,     page     81,     line     10,     at end insert—
    '. In section 15 (duty of Health Authority in relation to family health services), subsections (1B) to (1D) are omitted.'

Mr John Denham

97
Schedule     4,     page     81,     leave out lines 11 to 17 and insert—
    '6. For section 16 (exercise of functions) there is substituted—

"Exercise of functions by Health Authorities and Special Health Authorities. 16.—(1) This subsection applies to functions which are exercisable by a Health Authority under or by virtue of this Act (including this section), the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 or any prescribed provision of any other Act.
    (2) Regulations may provide for any functions to which subsection (1) above applies to be exercised—

(a) by another Health Authority,

(b) by a Special Health Authority, or

(c) jointly with any one or more of the following: Primary Care Trusts and other Health Authorities.
    (3) Regulations may provide for any functions which are exercisable by a Special Health Authority under section 16D below to be exercised—

(a) by another Special Health Authority, or

(b) jointly with one or more other Special Health Authorities.
    (4) Regulations may provide—

(a) for any functions to which subsection (1) above applies to be exercised, on behalf of the Health Authority by whom they are exercisable, by a committee, sub-committee or officer of the Health Authority,

(b) for any functions which, under section 16D below or this section, are exercisable by a Special Health Authority to be exercised, on behalf of that authority, by a committee, sub-committee or officer of the authority,

(c) for any functions exercisable jointly under subsection (2)(c) or (3)(b) above to be exercised, on behalf of the health service bodies in question, by a joint committee or joint sub-committee." '.


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

228
Schedule     4,     page     81,     line     23,     after 'individuals', insert 'and from persons appearing to them to represent those individuals and any other persons appearing to them appropriate for that purpose.'.

Mr John Denham

282
Schedule     4,     page     86,     line     3,     at end insert 'section 28EE(2) above,'

Mr John Denham

98
Schedule     4,     page     86,     line     7,     leave out from 'for' to end of line and insert ' "11 to 17" there is substituted "16D to 17B".'.

Mr John Denham

99
Schedule     4,     page     86,     leave out lines 39 to 47 and insert—

    ' "15.—(1) Any rights acquired, or liabilities (including liabilities in tort) incurred, in respect of the exercise by an authority of any function exercisable by them by virtue of section 16 or 16D above are enforceable by or (as the case may be) against that authority (and no other health service body).
    (1A) This paragraph does not apply in relation to the joint exercise of any functions by an authority with another body under section 16(2)(c) or (3)(b) above." '.


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

229
Schedule     4,     page     87,     line     5,     at end insert—

'(c) in subparagraph (d), after the words "with respect to such matters" there is inserted ''including site acquisitions and disposals.''.'.

Mr Calum Macdonald

250
Schedule     4,     page     87,     leave out lines 39 to 44.

Mr Calum Macdonald

251
Schedule     4,     page     90,     line     25,     at end insert—
    '56A. In section 105(7) (orders, regulations and directions) after "to make such" there is inserted "transitional, saving,'.

Mr John Denham

100
Schedule     4,     page     92,     line     42,     leave out ' "13" ' and insert ' "11 or 13" '.

Mr John Denham

266
Schedule     4,     page     93,     line     30,     at end insert—
    '. Section 18 (indicative amounts for doctors' practices) is omitted.'

Mr John Denham

267
Schedule     4,     page     95,     line     32,     at end insert—

'Audit Commission Act 1998 (c. 18)
    . In section 5 of the Audit Commission Act 1998 (general duties of auditors), in subsection (1)(a), for "(2B) (NHS trusts) or (2B) (fund-holding practices)" substitute "or (2B)".'.


Mr John Denham

268
Schedule     5,     page     95,     line     42,     column     3,     at end insert—






'Section 15(1B) to (1D).'.


Mr John Denham

269
Schedule     5,     page     96,     line     4,     column     3,     at end insert—






'Section 28E(4).'.


Mr John Denham

283
Schedule     5,     page     96,     line     4,     column     3,     at end insert—






'In section 44(1), paragraphs (a) and (b) and "the Local Medical Committee, the Local Dental Committee".

In section 45(2), "(including travelling and subsistence allowances payable to its members)".'.


Mr John Denham

270
Schedule     5,     page     96,     line     21,     column     3,     at end insert—






'In section 98, the subsection numbered (2B) which was inserted by section 20(2)(b) of the 1990 Act.'.


Mr John Denham

271
Schedule     5,     page     96,     line     27,     column     3,     leave out 'definition of' and insert 'definitions of "fund-holding practice" and'.

Mr John Denham

272
Schedule     5,     page     97,     line     17,     column     3,     after '4,' insert 'subsection (2)(f),'.

Mr John Denham

273
Schedule     5,     page     97,     line     28,     column     3,     leave out '17' and insert '18'.

Mr Calum Macdonald

252
Schedule     5,     page     97,     line     28,     column     3,     at end insert 'Sections 34 and 35'.

Mr John Denham

274
Schedule     5,     page     97,     line     28,     column     3,     at end insert—






'Section 20(2)(b).'.


Mr John Denham

281
Schedule     5,     page     97,     line     40,     column     3,     at end insert—




'In section 15, subsection (1A) and, in subsection (1B), the words following "patients".'.


Mr John Denham

275
Schedule     5,     page     97,     line     46,     column     3,     after '4,' insert '6(c) and (d), 50(c), 58(b),'.

Amendment Paper as atTuesday 25th May 1999

STANDING COMMITTEE A

HEALTH BILL [LORDS]

NOTE

Amendment Paper as at
Tuesday 25th May 1999