The Committee deliberated.
The Tobacco Industry and the Health Risks of Smoking: Professor Liam Donaldson, Chief Medical Officer, Dr Dawn Milner, Senior Medical Officer, and Mr Tim Baxter, Team Leader, Tobacco Policy, Department of Health, and Mr Paul Lincoln, Health Education Authority, were examined.
[Adjourned till Thursday 25 November at Ten o'clock.
The Committee deliberated.
The Tobacco Industry and the Health Risks of Smoking: Mr Clive Bates, Director, Action on Smoking and Health, was examined.
Mr Martyn Day, Joint Senior Partner, Leigh, Day and Co, Solicitors, was examined.
The witness withdrew.
Motion made, and Question put, That Strangers be now readmitted.
The Committee further deliberated.
Mr Martyn Day was further examined.
[Adjourned till Thursday 9 December at half-past Nine o'clock.
The Committee deliberated.
Ordered, That Mr Chris Vellenoweth be appointed a Specialist Adviser to assist the Committee in its inquiry into Mental Health.—(The Chairman.)
Draft Report, proposed by the Chairman (Cost and Availability of Generic Drugs to the NHS), brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 49 read and agreed to.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Several papers were ordered to be appended to the Minutes of Evidence.
Ordered, That the provisions of Standing Order No. 134 (Select Committee (reports)) be applied to the Report.
Ordered, That the Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee be reported to the House.—(The Chairman.)
Several Memoranda were ordered to be reported to the House.
The Tobacco Industry and the Health Risks of Smoking: Dr Derek Yach, Project Manager, Tobacco Free Initiative, World Health Organisation, was examined.
Professor John Britton, Chairman, Tobacco Advisory Committee, and Dr Jenny Mindell, Member, Policy Committee, Faculty of Public Health Medicine, Royal College of Physicians, Sir Alexander Macara, former Chairman, BMA Council, and Dr Bill O'Neill, Scientific Adviser, British Medical Association, were examined.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 21 December at 11 o'clock.
TUESDAY 21 DECEMBER 1999
Members present:
Mr David Hinchliffe, in the Chair
Dr Peter Brand
Mr Simon Burns |
Mr John Gunnell |
The Committee deliberated.
[Adjourned till Thursday 13 January at Ten o'clock.
THURSDAY 13 JANUARY 2000
Members present:
Mr David Hinchliffe, in the Chair
Mr David Amess
John Austin
Dr Peter Brand
Mr Simon Burns
Mrs Eileen Gordon |
Mr John Gunnell
Mr Stephen Hesford
Dr Howard Stoate
Audrey Wise |
The Committee deliberated.
The Tobacco Industry and the Health Risks of Smoking: Mr Martin Broughton, Chairman, British American Tobacco, Mr Peter Wilson, Executive Chairman, Gallaher Group Plc, Mr Gareth Davis, Chief Executive, Imperial Tobacco Group Plc, Mr David Davies, Vice President, Philip Morris Europe SA, and Dr Axel Gietz, Vice President, RJ Reynolds Tobacco (UK) Limited, were examined.
[Adjourned till Monday 17 January at Three o'clock.
MONDAY 17 JANUARY 2000
(The Committee met at the Edinburgh George Hotel)
Members present:
Mr David Hinchliffe, in the Chair
Mr David Amess
John Austin
Mrs Eileen Gordon |
Mr John Gunnell
Mr Stephen Hesford
Audrey Wise |
The Committee deliberated.
Ordered, That the Committee appoint Professor Gerard Hastings as a Specialist Adviser to assist the Committee in its inquiry into The Tobacco Industry and the Health Risks of Smoking.—(The Chairman.)
[Adjourned till Thursday 20 January at Ten o'clock.
THURSDAY 20 JANUARY 2000
Members present:
Mr David Hinchliffe, in the Chair
Mr David Amess
John Austin
Dr Peter Brand
Mrs Eileen Gordon
Mr John Gunnell |
Mr Stephen Hesford
Dr Howard Stoate
Mr Robert Syms
Audrey Wise |
The Committee deliberated.
The Tobacco Industry and the Health Risks of Smoking: Mr Simon Clark, Director, Forest, and Mr David Swan, Chief Executive, Tobacco Manufacturers' Association, were examined.
Mr Moray MacLennan, Co-Chief Executive, M&C Saatchi, Mr Chris Macleod, Chief Executive, CDP, Mr Nick Mustoe, Chief Executive, Mustoe Merriman Herring & Levy, and Mr Paul Bainsfair, Chairman, TBWA GGT Simons Palmer Limited, were examined.
Mr Bernie Ecclestone, Chief Executive, Formula One Management Limited, and Mr Max Mosley, President, FeĞdeĞration Internationale de l'Automobile, were examined.
[Adjourned till Thursday 27 January at Ten o'clock.
THURSDAY 27 JANUARY 2000
Members present:
Mr David Hinchliffe, in the Chair
John Austin
Dr Peter Brand
Mr Simon Burns
Mrs Eileen Gordon |
Mr John Gunnell
Mr Stephen Hesford
Dr Howard Stoate
Audrey Wise |
The Committee deliberated.
The Tobacco Industry and the Health Risks of Smoking: Mr Martin Broughton, Chairman, British American Tobacco, Mr Peter Wilson, Executive Chairman, Gallaher Group Plc, Mr Gareth Davis, Chief Executive, Imperial Tobacco Group Plc, Mr David Davies, Vice President, Philip Morris Europe SA, and Dr Axel Gietz, Vice President, RJ Reynolds Tobacco (UK) Limited, were further examined.
Resolved, That the Committee meet jointly with the Agriculture Committee to enquire into The Food Standards Agency.—(The Chairman.)
[Adjourned till Thursday 3 February at Ten o'clock.
THURSDAY 3 FEBRUARY 2000
Members present:
Mr David Hinchliffe, in the Chair
John Austin
Dr Peter Brand
Mr Simon Burns
Mrs Eileen Gordon |
Mr John Gunnell
Mr Stephen Hesford
Dr Howard Stoate
Audrey Wise |
The Committee deliberated.
The Tobacco Industry and the Health Risks of Smoking: Mr Martyn Day, Joint Senior Partner, Leigh, Day and Co Solicitors, was further examined.
The Committee further deliberated.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 9 February at a quarter to Four o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 9 FEBRUARY 2000
Members present:
Mr David Hinchliffe, in the Chair
Mr David Amess
John Austin
Dr Peter Brand
Mr Simon Burns
Mrs Eileen Gordon |
Mr John Gunnell
Mr Stephen Hesford
Dr Howard Stoate
Audrey Wise |
The Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That the Committee do inquire into The Role and Functioning of the General Medical Council.—(The Chairman.)
The Tobacco Industry and the Health Risks of Smoking: Rt. Hon Alan Milburn, a Member of the House, Secretary of State for Health, and Ms Yvette Cooper, a Member of the House, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Minister for Public Health, Department of Health, were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 9 February at a quarter to Four o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 16 FEBRUARY 2000
Members present:
Mr David Hinchliffe, in the Chair
Mr David Amess
John Austin
Dr Peter Brand
Mr Simon Burns
Mrs Eileen Gordon |
Mr John Gunnell
Mr Stephen Hesford
Dr Howard Stoate
Audrey Wise |
The Committee deliberated.
The Tobacco Industry and the Health Risks of Smoking: Mr Martin Broughton, Chairman, British American Tobacco, was further examined, and Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke, a Member of the House, Deputy Chairman, British American Tobacco, was examined, Mr Clive Bates, Director, Action on Smoking and Health, was further examined, and Mr Duncan Campbell, was examined.
[Adjourned till tomorrow at a quarter to Ten o'clock.
THURSDAY 17 FEBRUARY 2000
Members present:
Mr David Hinchliffe, in the Chair
Mr David Amess
John Austin
Dr Peter Brand
Mr Simon Burns
Mrs Eileen Gordon |
Mr John Gunnell
Mr Stephen Hesford
Dr Howard Stoate
Audrey Wise |
The Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That Professor Robert Bluglass, Professor Tom Burns, Angela Greatley and Mr Ray Rowden be appointed Specialist Advisers to assist the Committee in its inquiry into The Provision of NHS Mental Health Services.—(The Chairman.)
Winter Pressures in the NHS: Mr Stuart Gray, Chief Executive, Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Trust, Mr Eddie Kinsella, Chief Executive, and Mr Neil Large, Deputy Chief Executive, South Cheshire Health Authority, Mr Andrew Pike, Chief Executive Designate, and Dr Sheila Peskett, Medical Director, Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust, Mr Nigel Beverley, Chief Executive, and Dr Paul Zollinger-Read, Chairman, Braintree PCG, North Essex Health Authority, were examined.
Ms Gisela Stuart, a Member of the House, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ms Denise Platt, CBE, Chief Inspector of Social Services, and Mr Andrew Cash, Head, Millennium Executive team, Department of Health, were examined.
[Adjourned till Thursday 2 March at Ten o'clock.
THURSDAY 2 MARCH 2000
Members present:
Mr David Hinchliffe, in the Chair
Mr David Amess
John Austin
Dr Peter Brand
Mrs Eileen Gordon |
Mr John Gunnell
Mr Robert Syms
Audrey Wise |
The Committee deliberated.
Dr Peter Brand declared a non-pecuniary interest in relation to the Committee's inquiry into The Role and Functioning of the General Medical Council as a member of the General Medical Council.
The Role and Functioning of the General Medical Council: Mr Finlay Scott, Chief Executive, Professor Graeme Catto, Chairman, Education Committee, and Ms Sue Leggate, Lay Member, General Medical Council, were examined.
[Adjourned till Thursday 9 March at half-past Ten o'clock.
THURSDAY 9 MARCH 2000
Members present:
Mr David Hinchliffe, in the Chair
Mr David Amess
Mr Simon Burns
Mr John Gunnell |
Mr Stephen Hesford
Dr Howard Stoate
Audrey Wise |
The Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That the Committee do visit Birmingham and Liverpool in connection with its inquiry into Provision of NHS Mental Health Services—(The Chairman.)
[Adjourned till Monday 13 March at Four o'clock.
MONDAY 13 MARCH 2000
Members present:
Mr David Hinchliffe, in the Chair
Mr David Amess
John Austin
Mr Simon Burns |
Mrs Eileen Gordon
Mr John Gunnell |
The Committee deliberated.
Ordered, That Professor Nick Bosanquet be appointed a Specialist Adviser to assist the Committee in matters relating to expenditure—(The Chairman.)
[Adjourned till Thursday 16 March at quarter-past Ten o'clock.
THURSDAY 16 MARCH 2000
[The Committee met concurrently with the Agriculture Committee]
Members present:
Mr David Amess
Mr Simon Burns
Mrs Eileen Gordon |
Mr David Hinchliffe
Dr Howard Stoate
Audrey Wise |
The following members of the Agriculture Committee were also present, pursuant to Paragraph 4(e) of Standing Order No. 152 (Select Committees related to government departments):
Mr David Curry
Mr Alan Hurst |
Mr Paul Marsden
Mr Mark Todd |
The Committee deliberated.
Mr David Curry was called to the Chair.
The Food Standards Agency: Professor Sir John Krebs, Chairman, Food Standards Agency, and Mr Geoffrey Podger, Head, Joint Food Safety and Standards Group, Department of Health and the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, and Chief Executive, Food Standards Agency, were examined.
[Adjourned till Monday 20 March at half past Four o'clock.
MONDAY 20 MARCH 2000
Members present:
Mr David Hinchliffe, in the Chair
Mr David Amess
Mr Simon Burns
Mr John Gunnell |
Dr Howard Stoate
Audrey Wise |
The Committee deliberated.
[Adjourned till Thursday 23 March at Ten o'clock.
THURSDAY 23 MARCH 2000
Members present:
Mr David Hinchliffe, in the Chair
Mr David Amess
John Austin
Dr Peter Brand
Mr Simon Burns |
Mrs Eileen Gordon
Mr John Gunnell
Audrey Wise |
The Committee deliberated.
Provision of NHS Mental Health Services: Ms Denise Platt, Chief Inspector, Social Services Inspectorate, was further examined, Dr Sheila Adam, Health Services Director, NHS Executive, Mr John Mahoney, Joint Head, Mental Health Services Branch, NHS Executive, Dr Bob Jezzard, Senior Policy Adviser, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, NHS Executive, Mr Julian Oliver, Senior Policy Manager, Mental Health Legislation Branch, NHS Executive, Mr Savas Hadjipavlou, Branch Head, Prison Health Policy Unit, NHS Executive, and Dr Gillian Fairfield, Deputy Head and Medical Director, Prison Healthcare Task Force, Department of Health, were examined.
[Adjourned till Thursday 30 March at Ten o'clock.
THURSDAY 30 MARCH 2000
Members present:
Mr David Hinchliffe, in the Chair
John Austin
Dr Peter Brand
Mr Simon Burns |
Mrs Eileen Gordon
Mr John Gunnell
Mr Stephen Hesford |
The Committee deliberated.
Provision of NHS Mental Health Services: Ms Sue Brown, Parliamentary Officer, Mind, Mr Paul Farmer, Director, Public Affairs, National Schizophrenia Fellowship, Ms Margaret Edwards, Head of Strategy, SANE, and Mr Peter Wilson, Director, Young Minds, were examined.
Miss Angie Schram and Mr Tony Russell, Co-Directors, Breakthrough, Mrs Pauline Abbott-Buttler, Director, and Mr Levi Ferguson, Carer, FOOTPRINTS, and Ms Karen Campbell, Chief Executive, Manic Depression Fellowship, were examined.
[Adjourned till Thursday 6 April at Ten o'clock.
THURSDAY 6 APRIL 2000
Members present:
Mr David Hinchliffe, in the Chair
Mr David Amess
John Austin
Dr Peter Brand
Mr Simon Burns |
Mrs Eileen Gordon
Mr John Gunnell
Mr Stephen Hesford |
The Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That the Committee do visit:
Belmarsh Prison and Bracton medium secure unit, Bexley, South West London and St Georges NHS Trust, Tooting, and Broadmoor Special Hospital, in connection with its inquiry into Provision of NHS Mental Health Services.—(The Chairman.)
Provision of NHS Mental Health Services: Professor Genevra Richardson and Professor William Bingley, were examined.
[Adjourned till Thursday 13 April at Ten o'clock.
THURSDAY 13 APRIL 2000
Members present:
Mr David Hinchliffe, in the Chair
Mr David Amess
John Austin
Dr Peter Brand |
Mrs Eileen Gordon
Mr John Gunnell
Dr Howard Stoate |
The Committee deliberated.
Provision of NHS Mental Health Services: Mr Lionel Joyce, Chief Executive, Professor Finlay Graham, Consultant Forensic Psychologist, Dr Surya Bhate, Senior Lecturer, Consultant Adolescent Forensic Psychiatrist, Mr Sean Brannigan, Clinical Nurse Leader Forensic Services, and Mr Stuart Allison, Social Worker, Forensic Services, Newcastle City Health NHS Trust, were examined.
Mr Antek Lejk, Chief Executive, Dr Christopher Mayer, Lead Consultant Psychiatrist, Adult Mental Health, Mrs Jill Newton-Livens, Community Psychiatric Nurse, Mrs Pauline Proctor, Social Work Team Leader, Ms Claire Gregor, Social Worker, and Ms Pat Holman, Director of Services, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities, Local Health Partnerships NHS Trust (Suffolk), were examined.
[Adjourned till Thursday 11 May at Ten o'clock.
THURSDAY 11 MAY 2000
Members present:
Mr David Hinchliffe, in the Chair
Mr David Amess
Dr Peter Brand
Mr Simon Burns |
Mr John Gunnell
Mr Stephen Hesford
Dr Howard Stoate |
The Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That the Committee do inquire into Consultants' Contracts.—(The Chairman.)
Resolved, That the Committee do visit Brussels in connection with its inquiry into Public Health.—(The Chairman.)
Provision of NHS Mental Health Services: Mr Martin Ward, Director, Mental Health Programme, Royal College of Nursing, Dr Mike Shooter, Registrar, Royal College of Psychiatrists, Mr David Joannides, Chairman, Mental Health Strategy Group, Association of Directors of Social Services, Mrs Patricia Guinan, Member, Division of Clinical Psychology, and Mrs Lesley Cohen, Member, The British Psychological Society, and Mrs Christine Craik, Director, Undergraduate Occupational Therapy Studies, College of Occupational Therapists, were examined.
[Adjourned till Monday 15 May at a quarter to Four o'clock.
MONDAY 15 MAY 2000
Members present:
Mr David Hinchliffe, in the Chair
Mr David Amess
John Austin
Dr Peter Brand |
Mr Simon Burns
Mrs Eileen Gordon
Mr John Gunnell |
The Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That the Committee do visit the Nafsiyat Inter-cultural Therapy Centre, Finsbury Park.—(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That Professor Harry Burns be appointed a Specialist Adviser to assist the Committee in its inquiry into Public Health.—(The Chairman.)
[Adjourned till Thursday 18 May at Ten o'clock.
THURSDAY 18 MAY 2000
Members present:
Mr David Hinchliffe, in the Chair
Mr David Amess
John Austin
Dr Peter Brand
Mr Simon Burns |
Mrs Eileen Gordon
Mr John Gunnell
Mr Stephen Hesford
Dr Howard Stoate |
The Committee deliberated.
Ordered, That Anna Coote, Professor David Hunter and Professor Michael Kelly be appointed Specialist Advisers to assist the Committee in its inquiry into Public Health.—(The Chairman.)
Provision of NHS Mental Health Services: Mrs Sheila Foley, Chief Executive, Rampton Special Hospital, Dr Peter Snowden, Acting Medical Director, Mental Health Services of Salford NHS Trust, Sir David Ramsbotham, Chief Inspector of Prisons, and Dr John Reed, Chief Medical Inspector, HM Inspectorate of Prisons, Mr Mike Boyle, Head, Mental Health Unit, Home Office, and Liz Mayne, Director, Women in Secure Hospitals, were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 24 May at a quarter to Four o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 24 MAY 2000
Members present:
Mr David Hinchliffe, in the Chair
Mr David Amess
John Austin
Dr Peter Brand
Mr Simon Burns |
Mrs Eileen Gordon
Mr John Gunnell
Mr Stephen Hesford
Dr Howard Stoate |
The Committee deliberated.
Provision of NHS Mental Health Services: The Rt Hon Alan Milburn, a Member of the House, Secretary of State for Health, and Mr John Hutton, a Member of the House, Minister of State, Department of Health, were further examined, and The Rt Hon Paul Boateng, a Member of the House, Minister of State, Home Office, was examined.
[Adjourned till tomorrow at Ten o'clock.
THURSDAY 25 MAY 2000
Members present:
Mr David Hinchliffe, in the Chair
Mr David Amess
John Austin
Dr Peter Brand
Mr Simon Burns |
Mr John Gunnell
Mr Stephen Hesford
Dr Howard Stoate |
The Committee deliberated.
[Adjourned till Monday 5 June at a quarter to Four o'clock.
MONDAY 5 JUNE 2000
Members present:
Mr David Hinchliffe, in the Chair
Mr David Amess
Dr Peter Brand
Mr Simon Burns |
Mrs Eileen Gordon
Mr John Gunnell
Dr Howard Stoate |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report (The Tobacco Industry and the Health Risks of Smoking) proposed by the Chairman brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 247 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Second Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Several papers were ordered to be appended to the Minutes of Evidence.
Ordered, That the Provisions of Standing Order No. 134 (Select Committees (reports)) be applied to the Report.—(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That the Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee be reported to the House.—(The Chairman.)
Several Memoranda were ordered to be reported to the House.
[Adjourned till Thursday 8 June at half-past Ten o'clock.
THURSDAY 8 JUNE 2000
Members present:
Mr David Hinchliffe, in the Chair
Mr David Amess
John Austin
Dr Peter Brand |
Mr Simon Burns
Mrs Eileen Gordon
Mr John Gunnell |
The Committee deliberated.
[Adjourned till Thursday 15 June at Ten o'clock.
THURSDAY 15 JUNE 2000
Members present:
Mr David Hinchliffe, in the Chair
Mr David Amess
John Austin
Mr Simon Burns |
Mr John Gunnell
Mr Stephen Hesford
Dr Howard Stoate |
The Committee deliberated.
Consultants' Contracts: Dr Jonathan Boyce, Acute Health Care Lead, Public Services Directorate, and Mr John Bailey, Project Manager, Public Services Research Directorate, Audit Committee, Ms Sally Williams, Principal Researcher, Health Which?, and Mr Nick Stace, Senior Public Affairs Officer, Consumers' Association, and Professor John Yates, were examined.
Mr Hugh Taylor, Director of Human Resources, and Mr Steve Barnett, Deputy Director of Human Resources, NHS Executive, Department of Health, were examined.
[Adjourned till Thursday 22 June at Ten o'clock.
THURSDAY 22 JUNE 2000
Members present:
Mr David Hinchliffe, in the Chair
Mr David Amess
John Austin
Mr Simon Burns
Mrs Eileen Gordon |
Mr John Gunnell
Mr Stephen Hesford
Dr Howard Stoate |
The Committee deliberated.
Consultants' Contracts: Dr Peter Hawker, Chairman, and Mr Derek Machin, Deputy Chairman, Central Consultants and Specialists Committee, British Medical Association, were examined.
Mr John Denham, a Member of the House, Minister of State for Health, Department of Health, was further examined.
[Adjourned till Monday 26 June at a quarter to Four o'clock.
MONDAY 26 JUNE 2000
Members present:
Mr David Hinchliffe, in the Chair
Mr David Amess
Mr Simon Burns
Mrs Eileen Gordon |
Mr John Gunnell
Mr Stephen Hesford
Dr Howard Stoate |
The Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That the Committee do visit Cuba in connection with its inquiry into Public Health.—(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That the Chairman do seek the approval of the Liaison Committee for expenditure in connection with the said visit.
[Adjourned till Thursday 29 June at half-past Ten o'clock.
THURSDAY 29 JUNE 2000
Members present:
Mr David Hinchliffe, in the Chair
Mr David Amess
John Austin
Mr Simon Burns
Mrs Eileen Gordon |
Mr John Gunnell
Mr Stephen Hesford
Dr Howard Stoate |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report (Consultants' Contracts) proposed by the Chairman brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 58 read and agreed to.
Paragraphs 59 and 60 were brought up and read.
Question put, That the paragraphs stand part of the Report.
The Committee divided.
Ayes, 4
Mrs Eileen Gordon
Mr John Gunnell |
Mr Stephen Hesford
Dr Howard Stoate |
Noes, 2
| Mr David Amess |
Mr Simon Burns |
Paragraphs agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Third Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee be reported to the House.—(The Chairman.)
Several Memoranda were ordered to be reported to the House.
[Adjourned till Thursday 6 July at Eleven o'clock.
THURSDAY 6 JULY 2000
Members present:
Mr David Hinchliffe, in the Chair
Mr David Amess
John Austin
Dr Peter Brand |
Mr Simon Burns
Mrs Eileen Gordon
Mr John Gunnell |
The Committee deliberated.
[Adjourned till Thursday 13 July at half-past Ten o'clock.
THURSDAY 13 JULY 2000
Members present:
Mr David Hinchliffe, in the Chair
Mr David Amess
John Austin
Mr Simon Burns
Mrs Eileen Gordon |
Mr John Gunnell
Mr Stephen Hesford
Dr Howard Stoate |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report (Provision of NHS Mental Health Services) proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 216 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Fourth Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Several papers were ordered to be appended to the Minutes of Evidence.
Ordered, That the Provisions of Standing Order No. 134 (Select Committees (reports)) be applied to the Report.—(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That the Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee be reported to the House.—(The Chairman.)
Several Memoranda were ordered to be reported to the House.
[Adjourned till Thursday 20 July at a quarter to Ten o'clock.
THURSDAY 20 JULY 2000
Members present:
Mr David Hinchliffe, in the Chair
Mr David Amess
John Austin
Dr Peter Brand
Mr Simon Burns |
Mrs Eileen Gordon
Mr John Gunnell
Mr Stephen Hesford
Dr Howard Stoate |
The Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That the Committee do visit the West Country, and the East End of London, in connection with its inquiry into Public Health.—(The Chairman.)
Public Health: Professor Liam Donaldson, Chief Medical Officer, was further examined, Dr Pat Troop, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, and Dr Ruth Hussey, Director, Public Health, Liverpool Health Authority, Department of Health, were examined.
[Adjourned till Thursday 2 November at Ten o'clock.
THURSDAY 2 NOVEMBER 2000
Members present:
Mr David Hinchliffe, in the Chair
Mr David Amess
John Austin
Dr Peter Brand |
Mr Simon Burns
Mrs Eileen Gordon |
The Committee deliberated.
Public Expenditure and the National Plan: Mr Colin Reeves CBE, Director, Finance and Performance, Mr Bill McCarthy, Deputy Director, Finance and Performance, and Mr David Walden, Head, Social Care Policy, were examined, Mr Hugh Taylor CB, Director, Human Resources, was further examined, and Mr Peter Coates, Head, Private Finance and Capital, Department of Health, was examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 8 November at a quarter to Four o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 8 NOVEMBER 2000
Members present:
Mr David Hinchliffe, in the Chair
Mr David Amess
John Austin
Dr Peter Brand |
Mr Simon Burns
Mrs Eileen Gordon
Mr John Gunnell |
The Committee deliberated.
Public Expenditure and the National Plan: The Rt Hon Alan Milburn, a Member of the House, Secretary of State for Health, Mr John Hutton, a Member of the House, Minister of State, and Mr Colin Reeves CBE, Director, Finance and Performance, NHS Executive, Department of Health, were further examined.
[Adjourned till Thursday 16 November at Ten o'clock.
THURSDAY 16 NOVEMBER 2000
Members present:
Mr David Hinchliffe, in the Chair
Mr David Amess
John Austin
Dr Peter Brand
Mr Simon Burns |
Mrs Eileen Gordon
Mr Stephen Hesford
Dr Howard Stoate |
The Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That the Committee do visit Northern Ireland and Scotland in the New Year in connection with its inquiry into Public Health.—(The Chairman.)
Resolved, That the Committee meet jointly with the Agriculture Committee to inquire into The Phillips Report and the Food Standards Agency.—(The Chairman.)
Resolved, That the Committee do inquire into Access to NHS Dentistry; Breast Implants; and Care and Rehabilitation of Head Injured People.—(The Chairman.)
Public Health: Sir Donald Acheson, Chairman and Sir Michael Marmot, Director, International Centre for Health and Society, University College, London, and Professor Margaret Whitehead, Professor of Public Health, University of Liverpool, were examined.
Professor Jennie Popay, Professor of Sociology and Health Policy, Nuffield Institute for Health, University of Glasgow, Professor Sally Macintyre OBE, Director, Medical Research Councils Social & Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, and Professor Richard Wilkinson, Professorial Research Fellow, The Trafford Centre for Graduate Medical Education and Research, University of Sussex, were examined.
[Adjourned till Thursday 23 November at Ten o'clock.
THURSDAY 23 NOVEMBER 2000
Members present:
Mr David Hinchliffe, in the Chair
Mr David Amess
John Austin
Dr Peter Brand
Mr Simon Burns |
Mrs Eileen Gordon
Mr Stephen Hesford
Mrs Marion Roe
Dr Howard Stoate |
The Committee deliberated.
Public Health: Dr Peter Donnelly, President, and Dr Rosemary Geller, Vice President, Association of Directors of Public Health, Professor James McEwen, President, and Professor Sian Griffiths, Vice President, Faculty of Public Health, Dr John Nicholson, Chief Executive, and Dr Geof Rayner, Chairman, The UK Public Health Association, were examined.
Ms Yve Buckland, Chairman, Professor Richard Parish, Chief Executive, Mr Antony Morgan, Head, Health Information, and Ms Patti White, Public Health Adviser, Smoking, Health Development Agency, were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 29 November at a quarter-past Ten o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2000
[The Committee met concurrently with the Agriculture Committee]
Members present:
Mr David Amess
Dr Peter Brand
Mr David Hinchliffe |
Mrs Marion Rose
Dr Howard Stoate |
The following members of the Agriculture Committee were also present, pursuant to Paragraph 4(e) of Standing Order No. 152 (Select Committees related to government departments):
Mr David Borrow
Mr David Curry
Mr David Drew
Mr Michael Jack
Mr Paul Marsden |
Mr Austin Mitchell
Mr Lembit Öpik
Mr Mark Todd
Dr George Turner |
The Committee deliberated.
Mr David Curry was called to the Chair.
The Phillips Report and the Food Standards Agency: Professor Sir John Krebs, Chairman, and Mr Geoffrey Podger, Chief Executive, The Food Standards Agency, were further examined.
[Adjourned till Thursday 7 December at Ten o'clock.
