S.C.E.
Amendment Paper as at
Thursday 18th January 2001
STANDING COMMITTEE E
New Amendments handed in are marked thus *
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
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 or providing personal medical services under section 28C'.
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 or providing personal medical services under section 28C'.
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.'.
Mr Paul Burstow
Dr Peter Brand
31
*Clause 16, page 11, line 38, after 'run', insert 'or that the body has practised discrimination by reason of age, and'.
Mr Paul Burstow
Dr Peter Brand
22
*Clause 2, page 3, line 5, at end insert—
'(c) they have not been found to have practised any form of discrimination by age.'.
Mr Paul Burstow
Dr Peter Brand
23
*Clause 4, page 4, line 15, at end insert—
'(6) For the purpose of subsection (1) above, the Secretary of state shall make regulations to establish and require systems of operation that safeguard patient interests, in particular to ensure adequate care standards, accountability and transparency.
(7) Before making any regulations under subsection (6) above, the Secretary of State shall consult such bodies who represent the interests of those likely to be affected by the regulations.'.
Mr Paul Burstow
Dr Peter Brand
32
*Clause 26, page 24, line 8, leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.
Mr Paul Burstow
Dr Peter Brand
33
*Clause 26, page 24, line 9, after 'profession', insert 'and all other Health Authorities'.
Mr Paul Burstow
Dr Peter Brand
34
*Clause 28, page 28, line 39, at end insert 'such number being equivalent to at least fifty per cent of the total membership of the FHSAA'.
Dr Liam Fox
Mr Philip Hammond
1
Page 11, line 20, leave out Clause 15.
Mr Paul Burstow
Dr Peter Brand
24
*Clause 7, page 6, line 33, at end insert 'provided that the matters referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) above shall include the measures taken by the authority to avoid discrimination by reason of age.'.
Mr Paul Burstow
Dr Peter Brand
25
*Clause 7, page 6, line 33, at end insert—
'(g) as to information which the committee shall make available to Patients' Forums.'.
Mr Paul Burstow
Dr Peter Brand
26
*Clause 7, page 7, line 3, at end insert—
'(7) Before making any regulations under subsection (3) above, the Secretary of State shall consult such bodies who represent the interests of those likely to be affected by the regulations.'.
Mr Paul Burstow
Dr Peter Brand
27
*Clause 9, page 7, line 30, after 'persons', insert 'of all ages'.
Mr Paul Burstow
Dr Peter Brand
28
*Clause 10, page 8, line 24, at end insert—
'(f) to ascertain whether the trust has practised any form of discrimination by reason of age.'.
Mr Paul Burstow
Dr Peter Brand
29
*Clause 10, page 8, line 24, at end insert—
'(f) to provide advice, and make reports and recommendations, about matters relating to those services, including patients' views on those services, to the Association of Patients' Forums, set up in accordance with section 10A below.'.
Mr Paul Burstow
Dr Peter Brand
30
*Clause 13, page 10, line 24, at end insert—
'(3A) The regulations must make provision to ensure that the members and the staff of a Patient's Forum are not financially dependent on the health authorities or trusts for which it is established.'.
