S.C.E.
NOTICES OF AMENDMENTS
given up to and including
Tuesday 16th January 2001
New Amendments handed in are marked thus *
STANDING COMMITTEE E
HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE BILL
NOTE
The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order to be proposed by Mr John Denham
Mr John Denham
To move, That the Order in which proceedings in Standing Committee on the Health and Social Care Bill are to be taken shall be Clause 1, Clauses 17 and 18, Clause 16, Clauses 2 to 6, Clauses 19 to 28, Clauses 14 and 15, Clauses 7 and 8, Schedule 1, Clauses 9 to 13, Clauses 29 and 30, Schedule 2, Clauses 31 to 40, Schedule 3, Clause 41, Clause 60, Clauses 42 to 59, Clauses 61 to 66, Schedules 4 and 5, new Clauses, new Schedules.
Dr Liam Fox
Mr Philip Hammond
11
*Clause 1, page 1, line 12, leave out 'amount' and insert 'amounts'.
Dr Liam Fox
Mr Philip Hammond
12
*Clause 1, page 1, line 12, leave out 'a Health Authority' and insert 'Health Authorities'.
Sir George Young
2
Clause 1, page 1, line 15, leave out '(in whatever way he thinks appropriate)'.
Dr Liam Fox
Mr Philip Hammond
13
*Clause 1, page 1, line 16, leave out 'Authority's'.
Dr Liam Fox
Mr Philip Hammond
14
*Clause 1, page 1, line 16, after 'expenditure', insert 'of each Authority'.
Dr Liam Fox
Mr Philip Hammond
6
*Clause 1, page 1, line 17, leave out 'the' and insert 'each'.
Dr Liam Fox
Mr Philip Hammond
10
*Clause 1, page 1, line 21, at end insert—
'(3AB) Prior to determining amounts under subsection (3) above or varying amounts under subsection (5) below, the Secretary of State shall publish details of the matters he shall take into account in accordance with subsection (3) or subsection (5) as the case may be and the way in which he will take them into account'.
Dr Liam Fox
Mr Philip Hammond
7
*Clause 1, page 2, line 3, leave out 'an amount for a Health Authority' and insert 'amounts for Health Authorities'.
Dr Liam Fox
Mr Philip Hammond
8
*Clause 1, page 2, line 9, leave out 'the' and insert 'each'.
Dr Liam Fox
Mr Philip Hammond
15
*Clause 1, page 2, line 9, leave out 'Authority's'.
Dr Liam Fox
Mr Philip Hammond
16
*Clause 1, page 2, line 9, after 'expenditure', insert 'of each Authority'.
Dr Liam Fox
Mr Philip Hammond
9
*Clause 1, page 2, line 12, at end insert—
'(2B) Prior to specifying an amount under subsection (1) above or varying an amount under subsection (6) below, the Secretary of State shall publish details of the matters he shall take into account in accordance with subsection (1) or subsection (6) as the case may be and the way in which he will take them into account'.
Dr Liam Fox
Mr Philip Hammond
17
*Clause 1, page 2, line 15, leave out 'amount' and insert 'amounts'.
Dr Liam Fox
Mr Philip Hammond
18
*Clause 1, page 2, line 15, leave out 'a Primary Care Trust' and insert 'Primary Care Trusts'.
Dr Liam Fox
Mr Philip Hammond
3
*Clause 1, page 2, line 24, at end insert—
'(1B) The Secretary of State shall in directions under subsection (1A) have regard to the need to ensure and maintain an adequate distribution throughout England and Wales of medical practitioners providing general medical services under arrangements made under section 10 of the 1977 Act or providing personal medical services under section 28C of that Act'.
Dr Liam Fox
Mr Philip Hammond
19
*Clause 1, page 2, line 24, at end insert—
'(1B) Prior to determining amounts under subsection (1)(b) above or varying amounts under subsection (3) below, the Authority shall publish details of the matters they shall take into account in accordance with subsection (1)(b) or subsection (3) as the case may be and the way in which they will take them into account'.
Dr Liam Fox
Mr Philip Hammond
20
*Clause 1, page 2, line 27, leave out 'an amount for a Primary Care Trust' and insert 'amounts for Primary Care Trusts'.
Dr Liam Fox
Mr Philip Hammond
4
*Clause 1, page 2, line 38, at end add—
'(2B) The Secretary of state shall in directions under subsection (2A) have regard to the need to ensure and maintain an adequate distribution throughout England and Wales of medical practitioners providing general medical services under arrangements made under section 10 of the 1977 Act or providing personal medical services under section 28C of that Act'.
Dr Liam Fox
Mr Philip Hammond
21
*Clause 1, page 2, line 38, at end add—
'(2B) Prior to specifying amounts under subsection (1) above or varying amounts under subsection (4) below, the Authority shall publish details of the matters they shall take into account in accordance with subsection (1) or subsection (4) as the case may be and the way in which they will take them into account'.
Dr Liam Fox
Mr Philip Hammond
5
*Clause 18, page 13, line 36, after 'consultation', insert ', including consultation with the Local Medical Committee for its area.'.
Dr Liam Fox
Mr Philip Hammond
1
Page 11, line 20, leave out Clause 15.
NEW CLAUSES
Reform of community health councils
Dr Liam Fox
Mr Philip Hammond
NC1
To move the following Clause:—
'.—(1) The Secretary of State shall lay before Parliament within 12 months of the date of coming into force of this section regulations providing for reform of community health councils in England which will ensure that all parts of the health service are effectively covered by a community health council.
(2) Regulations under subsection (1) above shall be subject to affirmative resolution of both Houses of Parliament.'.
Medical Practice Advisory Body
Dr Liam Fox
Mr Philip Hammond
NC2
*To move the following Clause:—
'.—(1) There shall be a body to be known as the Medical Practice Advisory Body.
(2) the Secretary of State may make regulations for the membership, constitution and operation of the Medical Practice Advisory Body.
(3) The function of the Medical Practice Advisory Body shall be to advise the Secretary of State on the maintenance of an adequate distribution throughout England and Wales of medical practitioners providing general medical services under section 10 of the 1977 Act or providing personal medical services under section 28C of that Act.
(4) Any advice given to the Secretary of State by the Medical Practice Advisory Body shall be published in such manner as that body determines at the time the advice is given.'.
ORDER OF THE HOUSE (10TH JANUARY 2001)
That the following provisions shall apply to the Health and Social Care Bill:
Standing Committee
1. The Bill shall be committed to a Standing Committee.
2. Proceedings in the Standing Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 8th February 2001.
