Amendments proposed to the Health and Social Care Bill - continued	House of Commons
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Mr Paul Burstow
Dr Peter Brand

35

Clause     62,     page     56,     line     13,     at end insert—

    '"discrimination" includes any form of direct or indirect discrimination. Direct discrimination shall be taken to occur when one person is treated less favourably than another. Indirect discrimination shall be taken to occur where an apparently neutral provision, criterion or practice would put persons of a particular age at a particular disadvantage compared with other persons.'.

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Mr John Denham

347

Clause     63,     page     56,     line     26,     leave out from beginning to end of line 27

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Mr John Denham

320

Clause     64,     page     56,     line     34,     at end insert—

    '(2A) The reference in that Schedule to the 1977 Act shall also be treated as referring to that Act as amended by sections 12(1) and 13(1) of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (but subject to the further amendments made by section 1 above).'.

   

Mr John Denham

321

Clause     64,     page     56,     line     35,     leave out 'Subsection (1) does not affect' and insert 'Neither of subsections (1) and (2A) affects'.

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Mr John Denham

344

Clause     66,     page     57,     line     3,     after '61' insert ', (Supplementary and consequential provision etc.)'.

   

Mr John Denham

345

Clause     66,     page     57,     line     28,     leave out 'to' and insert ', 61, (Supplementary and consequential provision etc.) and'.

   

Mr John Denham

346

Clause     66,     page     57,     line     32,     after '60' insert 'and section (Supplementary and consequential provision etc.)'.

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Mr John Denham

352

Schedule     4,     page     64,     line     4,     at end insert—

'Health Services and Public Health Act 1968 (c. 46)

     .—(1) The Health Services and Public Health Act 1968 shall be amended as follows.

    (2) In section 59 (extension of power of user by Crown of patented invention to user for certain health services)—

(a) in subsection (1), after "pharmaceutical services," insert "local pharmaceutical services,"; and

(b) after section 59(2A) insert—

    "(2B) In subsection (1) the reference to local pharmaceutical services is a reference to local pharmaceutical services provided under—
(a) a pilot scheme established under section 29 of the Health and Social Care Act 2001;
(b) an LPS scheme established under Schedule 8A to the National Health Service Act 1977; or
(c) any corresponding provision of the law in force in the Isle of Man.".

    (3) In section 63 (provision of instruction for certain persons employed in health or welfare activities), after subsection (2)(ba) insert—

"(bb) the provision of a local pharmaceutical service under a pilot scheme established under section 29 of the Health and Social Care Act 2001 or under an LPS scheme established under Schedule 8A to the 1977 Act or under any corresponding provision of the law in force in the Isle of Man and an activity involved in or connected with the provision of such a service;".'

   

Mr John Denham

348

Schedule     4,     page     64,     line     11,     at end insert—

'Patents Act 1977 (c. 37)

     . In section 56 of the Patents Act 1977 (interpretation, etc. of provisions about Crown use), after subsection (4)(a)(ii) insert ", or—

    (iii) local pharmaceutical services provided under a pilot scheme established under section 29 of the Health and Social Care Act 2001 or an LPS scheme established under Schedule 8A to the National Health Service Act 1977, or under any corresponding provision of the law in force in the Isle of Man".'

   

Mr John Denham

205

Schedule     4,     page     64,     line     25,     at end insert—

    '(6A) In section 99 (regulation of financial arrangements), in subsection (1) after paragraph (ba) insert—

"(bb) Patients' Forums,".'.

   

Mr John Denham

349

Schedule     4,     page     64,     line     31,     at end insert—

    '( ) In section 103 (special arrangements as to payment of remuneration)—

(a) in subsection (3), after "pharmaceutical services" insert "or such local pharmaceutical services";

(b) in subsection (3)(a), after "of this Act" insert "or by virtue of Schedule 8A to this Act"; and

(c) after subsection (3) insert—

    "(4) In subsection (3), "local pharmaceutical services" has the meaning given by paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 8A to this Act.

    (5) In subsection (3)—

(a) the reference to local pharmaceutical services includes a reference to local pharmaceutical services provided under pilot schemes established under section 29 of the Health and Social Care Act 2001 and, in that case, "local pharmaceutical services" has the meaning given by that section; and
(b) in respect of local pharmaceutical services provided under such schemes, the reference to Schedule 8A is a reference to that section.".'

   

Mr John Denham

350

Schedule     4,     page     64,     line     35,     at end insert—

    '( ) In Schedule 12A (expenditure of Health Authorities and Primary Care Trusts)—

(a) in paragraph 7(1), after the definition of "pharmaceutical services" insert ";

"local pharmaceutical services" has the meaning given by paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 8A to this Act;
"remuneration referable to the cost of drugs" includes (except in paragraph 1(2)(b) and subject to sub-paragraph (2)) remuneration payable to persons providing local pharmaceutical services";

(b) in paragraph 7(2), after "pharmaceutical services" insert "or local pharmaceutical services";

(c) after paragraph 7(3) insert—

    "(4) In this paragraph references to local pharmaceutical services include references to local pharmaceutical services provided under pilot schemes established under section 29 of the Health and Social Care Act 2001, in which case that expression has the meaning given by that section."'

   

Mr John Denham

351

Schedule     4,     page     64,     line     35,     at end insert—

'Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (c. 48)

     . In section 240 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (Crown use of designs), after subsection (4)(b) insert "or

(c) local pharmaceutical services provided under—
    (i) a pilot scheme established under section 29 of the Health and Social Care Act 2001; or
    (ii) an LPS scheme established under Schedule 8A to the National Health Service Act 1977.".

Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (c. 46)

     . In section 279 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (health service practitioners), after paragraph (b) insert "or as a person providing local pharmaceutical services under a pilot scheme established by a Health Authority under section 29 of the Health and Social Care Act 2001 or under an LPS scheme established by a Health Authority under Schedule 8A to the National Health Service Act 1977;".'

   

Mr John Denham

353

Schedule     4,     page     65,     line     1,     after 'schemes)' insert '—

(a) in subsection (2), after "dental services" insert ", and may not combine arrangements for the provision of personal medical services or personal dental services with arrangements for the provision of local pharmaceutical services under LPS schemes (within the meaning of paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 8A to the National Health Service Act 1977) or under pilot schemes made under section 29 of the Health and Social Care Act 2001"; and

(b)''

   

Mr John Denham

355

Schedule     4,     page     65,     line     7,     at end insert—

    '( ) In section 21 (provision of personal medical or dental services), in subsection (2)(a) of the section 28C to be inserted into the 1977 Act, after "dental services" insert ", and may not combine arrangements for the provision of personal medical services or personal dental services with arrangements for the provision of local pharmaceutical services under LPS schemes (within the meaning of paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 8A to this Act) or under pilot schemes made under section 29 of the Health and Social Care Act 2001".'

   

Mr John Denham

114

Schedule     4,     page     65,     line     8,     leave out sub-paragraph (4).

   

Mr John Denham

354

Schedule     4,     page     65,     line     23,     at end insert—

'Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36)

     . In Schedule 1 to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (public authorities for the purposes of the Act), after paragraph 45 insert—

    "45A. Any person providing local pharmaceutical services under—
(a) a pilot scheme established under section 29 of the Health and Social Care Act 2001; or
(b) an LPS scheme established under Schedule 8A to the National Health Service Act 1977,

    in respect of information relating to the provision of those services.".'

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Mr John Denham

115

Schedule     5,     page     66,     column     3,     line     38,     leave out from beginning to end of line 40.

   

Mr John Denham

322

Schedule     5,     page     66,     line     47,     at end insert—

'2000 c. 20.

Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000.

Section 12(2).           Section 13(2).'.

Prepared 8 Feb 2001