S.C.A.

Amendment Paper as at
Thursday 13th December 2001

STANDING COMMITTEE A

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NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE REFORM AND HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONS BILL

NOTE

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Orders of the Committee of 27th and 29th November.

Clause No. 26 (Complaints about regulatory bodies).

Amendment (No. 239) proposed in page 31, line 15, to leave out paragraph (a)—(Mr Oliver Heald)

Question proposed, That the Amendment be made.

   

Mr Oliver Heald
Mr Simon Burns

240

Clause     26,     page     31,     line     16,     leave out 'must (or need not),' and insert 'may'.

   

Mr Oliver Heald
Mr Simon Burns

241

Clause     26,     page     31,     line     18,     leave out paragraph (c).

   

Mr Oliver Heald
Mr Simon Burns

242

Clause     26,     page     31,     line     19,     leave out paragraph (d).

   

Mr Oliver Heald
Mr Simon Burns

243

Clause     26,     page     31,     line     20,     leave out paragraph (e).

   

Mr Oliver Heald
Mr Simon Burns

244

Clause     26,     page     31,     line     27,     leave out paragraph (i).

   

Mr Oliver Heald
Mr Simon Burns

245

Clause     26,     page     31,     line     40,     at end add—

    '(5)   The Council may adopt such procedure as it thinks fit to follow in investigating complaints.'.

   

Mr Oliver Heald
Mr Simon Burns

246

Clause     26,     page     31,     line     40,     at end add—

    '(6)   The power to make regulations in this section shall be exercisable by statutory instrument.

    (7)   A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section shall not be made unless a draft has been laid and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.'.

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Mr John Hutton

202

Clause     27,     page     32,     line     6,     at end insert—

'( )	a direction of the Statutory Committee of the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland under Article 20 of the Pharmacy (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 (S.I. 1976/1213 (N.I. 22)) (control of registrations by Statutory Committee) or section 80 of the Medicines Act 1968 (c.67),'.

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Mr John Hutton

249

Clause     28,     page     34,     line     16,     at end add 'in whose sheriffdom the address in the register is situated'.

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Mr John Hutton

250

Clause     30,     page     36,     line     43,     at end add 'in whose sheriffdom the address in the register or (as the case may be) the registered office is situated'.

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Mr John Hutton

251

Clause     31,     page     37,     line     17,     leave out 'in Scotland, the sheriff' and insert 'in the case of a person whose address in the register is in Scotland, the sheriff in whose sheriffdom the address is situated'.

   

Mr John Hutton

252

Clause     31,     page     37,     line     43,     leave out 'in Scotland, the sheriff' and insert 'in the case of a person whose address in the register is (or if he were registered would be) in Scotland, the sheriff in whose sheriffdom the address is situated'.

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Mr John Hutton

253

Clause     32,     page     38,     line     46,     leave out 'in Scotland, the sheriff' and insert 'in the case of a person whose address in the register is in Scotland, the sheriff in whose sheriffdom the address is situated'.

   

Mr John Hutton

254

Clause     32,     page     39,     line     26,     leave out 'in Scotland, the sheriff' and insert 'in the case of a person whose address in the register is (or if he were registered would be) in Scotland, the sheriff in whose sheriffdom the address is situated'.

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Mr John Hutton

112

Schedule     8,     page     78,     line     37,     after '40(4)', insert 'of this Act'.

   

Mr John Hutton

113

Schedule     8,     page     79,     line     16,     leave out 'paragraph 32(b) is' and insert 'paragraphs 32(b) and 107(12)(b) are'.

   

Mr John Hutton

114

Schedule     8,     page     79,     line     27,     at end insert—

'In section 18 (duty of quality), in subsection (1), at the beginning there is inserted "It is the duty of each Strategic Health Authority to put and keep in place arrangements for the purpose of monitoring and improving the quality of health care which is provided to individuals in their area, and".'.

   

Mr John Hutton

133

Schedule     8,     page     79,     line     27,     at end insert—

'In section 21 (arrangements with the Audit Commission), in subsection (1)(a), for "20(1)(b) or (d)" there is substituted "20(1)(b), (d), (da) or (db)".'.

   

Mr John Hutton

258

Schedule     8,     page     79,     line     34,     at end insert—

'In section 11 (public involvement and consultation)—

     (a)     in subsection (2), before paragraph (a) there is inserted—
          "(za) Strategic Health Authorities,", and

     (b)   after subsection (3) there is inserted—

     "(4)   Subsection (5) applies to health services for which a Strategic Health Authority is not responsible by virtue of subsection (3), but which are provided or to be provided to individuals in the area of the Authority, and for which—

          (a) a Primary Care Trust whose area falls within the Authority's area, or

          (b) an NHS trust which provides services at or from a hospital or other establishment or facility which falls within the Authority's area,

     (is responsible by virtue of subsection (3).

     (5)     A Strategic Health Authority may give directions to Primary Care Trusts falling within paragraph (a) of subsection (4), and NHS trusts falling within paragraph (b) of that subsection, as to the arrangements which they are to make under subsection (1) in relation to health services to which this subsection applies.

     (6)     It is the duty of each Primary Care Trust and each NHS trust to which such directions are given to comply with them." '.

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Mr John Hutton

259

Schedule     9,     page     81,     line     5,     at end insert—

'Health Services and Public Health Act 1968.

In section 63(5B), the "and" at the end of paragraph (bb).'.

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Mr John Hutton

260

Schedule     9,     page     81,     line     8,     column 2at end insert—

'In section 22(1A), the "or" at the end of paragraph (c).
In section 28A(1), the "and" at the end of paragraph (a).'.

Mr John Hutton

261

Schedule     9,     page     81,     line     13,     column 2, at end insert—

'In section 51(3), the "and" at the end of paragraph (bb).'.

Mr John Hutton

262

Schedule     9,     page     81,     line     15,     column 2, at end insert—

'In section 125, the "and" at the end of paragraph (bb).'.

Mr John Hutton

263

Schedule     9,     page     81,     line     23,     at end insert—

'Acquisition of Land Act 1981.	In section 16(3), the "and" at the end of paragraph (b).
Health Service Commissioners Act 1993.	In section 2, in subsection (1)(da), "established for areas in England"; and in subsection (2)(a), "whose areas are in Wales".
Government of Wales Act 1998.	In Schedule 5, in paragraph 20, "for an area in, or consisting of, Wales".
	In Schedule 17, in paragraph 12, "for an area in, or consisting of, Wales".'.

Mr John Hutton

264

Schedule     9,     page     81,     line     35,     at end insert—

'National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (c. )

In Schedule 2, in paragraph 2, sub-paragraphs (3) to (5); and paragraph 55.'.

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Mr John Hutton

94

Clause     36,      page     42,     line     7,     at end insert—

    '( )   Directions given in pursuance of any provision of this Act are, except where otherwise stated, to be given by instrument in writing.

    ( )   Any power conferred by this Act to give directions by instrument in writing includes power to vary or revoke them by subsequent directions.'.

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Mr John Hutton

257

Clause     37,      page     42,     line     15,     at end insert 'including an enactment contained in an Act passed in the same session as this Act'.

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REMAINING NEW CLAUSE

The Health Inspectorate

   

Mr Simon Burns
Mr Oliver Heald

NC2

To move the following Clause:—

    '(1)   There shall be a body corporate known as the Health Inspectorate, which will take effect from 1st April 2004.

    (2)   The Health Inspectorate shall perform the functions currently undertaken by—

(i)	The National Institute for Clinical Excellence,

(ii)	The Commission for Health Improvement,

(iii)

The National Care Standards Commission,

(iv)	The Council for the Regulation of Health Care Professionals.

    (3)   The Secretary of State may by order make such amendments of the legislation relating to the health service in England and Wales as in his opinion facilitate, or are otherwise desirable, in connection with subsections (1) and (2) above.'.

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EXCERPT FROM THE ORDER OF THE HOUSE (20TH NOVEMBER 2001)

Proceedings in Standing Committee

    3.   Proceedings in the Standing Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on 18th December 2001.

    4.   The Standing Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.

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ORDERS OF THE COMMITTEE (27TH AND 29TH NOVEMBER 2001)

27th November

That—

    (1)   during proceedings on the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Bill the Standing Committee do meet on Tuesdays at half-past Ten o'clock and at half past Four o'clock, and on Thursdays at half-past Nine o'clock and at half-past Two o'clock;

    (2)   14 sittings in all shall be allotted to the consideration of the Bill by the Committee;

    (3)   the proceedings to be taken on the sittings shall be as shown in the second column of the Table below and shall be taken in the order so shown;

    (4)   the proceedings which under paragraph (3) are to be taken on any sitting shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the time specified in the third column of the Table;

    (5)   paragraph (3) does not prevent proceedings being taken (in the order shown in the second column of the Table) at any earlier sitting than that provided for under paragraph (3) if previous proceedings have already been concluded;

provided that Clauses 7 and 8 shall be taken at the morning sitting on Thursday 29th November at half-past Nine o'clock and be concluded by twenty-five minutes past Eleven o'clock.

TABLE
Sitting	Proceedings	Time for conclusion of proceedings
27th November	Clause 1, Schedule 1; Clause 2, Schedule 2; Clauses 3 and 4, Schedule 3; Clauses 5 and Clause 6, Schedules 4 and 5; Clause 22; Clauses 7 to 10.	—
27th November	Clause 1, Schedule 1; Clause 2, Schedule 2; Clauses 3 and 4, Schedule 3; Clauses 5 and Clause 6, Schedules 4 and 5; Clause 22; Clauses 7 to 10.	—
29th November	Clause 1, Schedule 1; Clause 2, Schedule 2; Clauses 3 and 4, Schedule 3; Clauses 5 and Clause 6, Schedules 4 and 5; Clause 22; Clauses 7 to 10.	—
29th November	Clause 1, Schedule 1; Clause 2, Schedule 2; Clauses 3 and 4, Schedule 3; Clauses 5 and Clause 6, Schedules 4 and 5; Clause 22; Clauses 7 to 10.	5 p.m.
4th December	Clauses 11 to 19, Schedule 6;Clauses 20 and 21; new Clauses and new Schedules relating to Part 1.	—
4th December	Clauses 11 to 19, Schedule 6;Clauses 20 and 21; new Clauses and new Schedules relating to Part 1.	—
6th December	Clauses 11 to 19, Schedule 6;Clauses 20 and 21; new Clauses and new Schedules relating to Part 1.	—
6th December	Clauses 11 to 19, Schedule 6;Clauses 20 and 21; new Clauses and new Schedules relating to Part 1.	5 p.m.
11th December	Clause 23, Schedule 7; Clauses 24 to 33; new Clauses and new Schedules relating to Part 2.	—
11th December	Clause 23, Schedule 7; Clauses 24 to 33; new Clauses and new Schedules relating to Part 2.	—
13th December	Clause 23, Schedule 7; Clauses 24 to 33; new Clauses and new Schedules relating to Part 2.	—
13th December	Clause 23, Schedule 7; Clauses 24 to 33; new Clauses and new Schedules relating to Part 2.	5 p.m.
18th December	Clauses 34 and 35, Schedules 8 and 9; Clauses 36 to 40; remaining new Clauses and new Schedules.	—
18th December	Clauses 34 and 35, Schedules 8 and 9; Clauses 36 to 40; remaining new Clauses and new Schedules.	7 p.m.

29th November

       That the Order of the Committee of 27th November 2001 have effect as if for the second sitting on Thursday 29th November the order in the second column of the Table in which proceedings shall be taken shall be: Clause 6, Schedules 4 and 5, Clause 22, Clause 9, Clause 5, Schedule 2, Clauses 3 and 4, Schedule 3, Clause 10.

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Prepared 13 Dec 2001