Amendments proposed to the Health Bill [Lords], As Amended - continued House of Commons

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Mr William Hague
Mr Peter Lilley
Mr James Arbuthnot
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Philip Hammond

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Page     74,     line     24     [Clause     66],     leave out subsection (3) and insert—

    '(3) Section 60(3), so far as it relates to the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1997, shall not come into force until Orders in Council have entered into force under section 60 which provide for the regulation of the professions previously regulated under that Act.'.

   

Mr Secretary Dobson

51

Page     74,     line     27     [Clause     66],     at end insert—

    '( ) Subsection (1) does not apply to section 65, of which—

      (a) subsections (1) and (3) to (6) come into force on the day on which this Act is passed,

      (b) subsection (2) comes into force on 1st July 1999 or, if later, the day on which this Act is passed.'.

   

Mr Secretary Dobson

52

Page     74,     line     37     [Clause     67],     at end insert—

    '( ) The Secretary of State may by order provide that so much of this Act as extends to England and Wales is to apply to the Isles of Scilly with such modifications (if any) as are specified in the order; but otherwise this Act does not extend there'.


   

Mr William Hague
Mr Peter Lilley
Mr James Arbuthnot
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Philip Hammond

113

Page     75,     line     12 [Schedule     1],     at end add—

    '(c) the area covered by the Trust'.

   

Mr Secretary Dobson

53

Page     75,     line     34     [Schedule     1],     leave out 'any such' and insert 'the'.

   

Mr Secretary Dobson

54

Page     75,     line     35     [Schedule     1],     leave out 'Primary Care Trust' and insert 'authority'.


   

Mr Paddy Ashdown
Mr A. J. Beith
Mr Simon Hughes
Dr Evan Harris
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Paul Tyler

86

Page     76,     line     5     [Schedule     1],     at end insert—

    '4A. The members shall elect a chairman from among their number.'.

   

Mr Paddy Ashdown
Mr A. J. Beith
Mr Simon Hughes
Dr Evan Harris
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Paul Tyler

87

Page     76,     line     5     [Schedule     1],     at end insert—

    '(4A) The number of persons referred to in sub-paragraph 4(c) above shall include a consultant in public medicine.'.

   

Mr William Hague
Mr Peter Lilley
Mr James Arbuthnot
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Philip Hammond

146

Page     76,     line     5     [Schedule     1], at end insert—

      '4A. the members of a Primary Care Trust shall not include—

    (a) any persons currently serving a term of office as a local authoirty representative, or

    (b) any persons holding a contract of remuneration with any political party.'.

   

Mr Paddy Ashdown
Mr A. J. Beith
Mr Simon Hughes
Dr Evan Harris
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Paul Tyler

88

Page     76,     line     15     [Schedule     1],     at end insert—

      '( ) the number of persons from the health professions who may be appointed as members of a trust, which shall include at least one representative of the medical professions, one representative from professions allied to medicine and one representative from nursing and midwifery.'.

   

Mr William Hague
Mr Peter Lilley
Mr James Arbuthnot
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Philip Hammond

147

Page     76,     line     38     [Schedule     1],     after 'member', insert 'unless the vacancy is for the post of chairman, or provided that not more than half the officer appointees are vacant.'


   

Mr William Hague
Mr Peter Lilley
Mr James Arbuthnot
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Philip Hammond

148

Page     77,     line     32     [Schedule     1],     at end insert—

    '12. For the purposes of this Act "Primary Care Trust" means a body corporate, established by a PCT Order under section (2) of this Act, which is responsible for commissioning health care services, with added responsibility for the provision of community health services, and which is accountable to affected health authorities for the effective discharge of all its functions.'.


   

Mr William Hague
Mr Peter Lilley
Mr James Arbuthnot
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Philip Hammond

149

Page     78,     line     19     [Schedule     1],     after 'year', insert ', which shall include details of the proportion of income spent on administration,'.

   

Mr William Hague
Mr Peter Lilley
Mr James Arbuthnot
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Philip Hammond

150

Page     78,     line     20     [Schedule     1],     at end insert ' , who shall be responsible for its publication.'.

   

Mr Paddy Ashdown
Mr A. J. Beith
Mr Simon Hughes
Dr Evan Harris
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Paul Tyler

79

Page     78,     line     22     [Schedule     1],     after 'effectiveness', insert 'and equal opportunities'.

   

Mr William Hague
Mr Peter Lilley
Mr James Arbuthnot
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Philip Hammond

151

Page     78     [Schedule     1],     leave out lines 28 and 29 and insert—

    'Every Primary Care Trust shall provide for publication by the Secretary of State of—'.

   

Mr William Hague
Mr Peter Lilley
Mr James Arbuthnot
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Philip Hammond

152

Page     78,     line     36     [Schedule     1],     at end insert—

    '17A. Every Primary Care Trust shall have a duty to monitor, collect and publish annually information regarding drugs and treatments deemed by the Trust to be clinically necessary for patients but which it has been unable to provide on grounds of cost.'.


   

Mr William Hague
Mr Peter Lilley
Mr James Arbuthnot
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Philip Hammond

153

Page     79,     line     6     [Schedule     1],     at end insert—

      '(c) has been approved by the affirmative resolution of both Houses of Parliament.'.


   

Mr William Hague
Mr Peter Lilley
Mr James Arbuthnot
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Philip Hammond

154

Page     81,     line     41     [Schedule     2],     leave out 'the Commission to carry' and insert 'the Secretary of State to ensure that the Commission carries'.


   

Mr William Hague
Mr Peter Lilley
Mr James Arbuthnot
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Philip Hammond

155

Page     82,     line     1     [Schedule     2],     at end insert—

      '(d) a member appointed by the Secretary of State who appears to him to be suited to make the interests of patients his special concern.'.

   

Mr William Hague
Mr Peter Lilley
Mr James Arbuthnot
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Philip Hammond

156

Page     82,     line     16     [Schedule     2],     at end insert—

      '(e) restrictions upon the political activity of the Chairman and other members of the Commission.'.

   

Mr William Hague
Mr Peter Lilley
Mr James Arbuthnot
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Philip Hammond

157

Page     82,     line     30     [Schedule     2],     at end insert—

    '(5) The Commission shall have a right of appeal to the NHS Tribunal in respect of such determinations made by the Secretary of State.'.

   

Mr William Hague
Mr Peter Lilley
Mr James Arbuthnot
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Philip Hammond

158

Page     82,     line     39     [Schedule 2],     after 'appointed,' insert 'for a period of one calendar year'.


   

Mr William Hague
Mr Peter Lilley
Mr James Arbuthnot
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Philip Hammond

159

Page     83,     line     4     [Schedule 2],     at end insert ', or any other body or individual the Commission thinks fit.'.

   

Mr William Hague
Mr Peter Lilley
Mr James Arbuthnot
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Philip Hammond

160

Page     83,     line     23     [Schedule 2],     leave out 'sub-paragraph (3)' and insert 'sub-paragraphs (3) and (4).'.


   

Mr William Hague
Mr Peter Lilley
Mr James Arbuthnot
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Philip Hammond

161

Page     84,     line     3     [Schedule 2],     leave out 'As soon as possible' and insert 'Within a period not exceeding 90 days'.

   

Mr Paddy Ashdown
Mr A. J. Beith
Mr Simon Hughes
Dr Evan Harris
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Paul Tyler

82

Page     84,     line     5     [Schedule     2],     after 'year', insert ', and such a report shall include an assessment of performance in relation to equality of opportunity'.

   

Mr Secretary Dobson

55

Page     84,     line     39     [Schedule     2],     leave out paragraph 20.


   

Mr William Hague
Mr Peter Lilley
Mr James Arbuthnot
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Philip Hammond

162

Page     85,     line     14 [Schedule     3],     at end insert—

      '(k) the protection of title of any profession.'.

   

Mr William Hague
Mr Peter Lilley
Mr James Arbuthnot
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Philip Hammond

163

Page     85,     line     41 [Schedule     3],     at end insert—

    '(1A) An Order may not—

      (a) abolish any existing regulatory body for any profession not included in sub-paragraph (1) above, without the written consent of that regulatory body,

      (b) name individual practitioners of any regulatory body, for purposes under sub-paragraphs 1(b), 1(d), 1(e), 1(f) and 1(j) above'.'

 
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