S.C.B.
NOTICES OF AMENDMENTS
given up to and including
Friday 6th December 2002
STANDING COMMITTEE B
HEALTH (WALES) BILL
NOTE
The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order to be proposed by Mr Don Touhig.
Mr Don Touhig
To move, That the order in which proceedings in Standing Committee on the Bill are to be taken shall be Clause 1, Schedule 1, Clause 2, Schedule 2, Clauses 3 to 7, Schedules 3 and 4, Clauses 8 to 10, New Clauses and New Schedules.
Mr Nigel Evans
Chris Grayling
Mr Desmond Swayne
Mr Bill Wiggin
1
Clause 1, page 1, line 8, at end insert 'following a request by the Community Health Council or Councils affected;'.
Mr Nigel Evans
Chris Grayling
Mr Desmond Swayne
Mr Bill Wiggin
2
Clause 1, page 1, line 15, at end insert—
| '(c) | that in abolishing a Council, altering the district in Wales for which a Council is established, or providing for the establishment of a new Council, it has the consent of the existing Councils in the area affected.'. |
Mr Nigel Evans
Chris Grayling
Mr Desmond Swayne
Mr Bill Wiggin
15
Clause 1, page 1, line 15, at end insert—
| '(c) | that due regard is paid to the boundaries of those health authorities which a Council is to scrutinise.'. |
Mr Nigel Evans
Chris Grayling
Mr Desmond Swayne
Mr Bill Wiggin
7
Clause 1, page 1, line 18, leave out subsection (2).
Mr Nigel Evans
Chris Grayling
Mr Desmond Swayne
Mr Bill Wiggin
6
Schedule 1, page 6, line 10, at end insert—
| '(c) | to publish an annual report on the level and quality of the health services in its area.'. |
Mr Nigel Evans
Chris Grayling
Mr Desmond Swayne
Mr Bill Wiggin
17
Schedule 1, page 6, leave out lines 13 and 14.
Mr Nigel Evans
Chris Grayling
Mr Desmond Swayne
Mr Bill Wiggin
8
Clause 2, page 2, line 12, at end insert '; but at least one-third of the members shall be appointed only on the nomination of community health councils.'.
Mr Nigel Evans
Chris Grayling
Mr Desmond Swayne
Mr Bill Wiggin
18
Schedule 2, page 8, leave out lines 27 to 32.
Mr Nigel Evans
Chris Grayling
Mr Desmond Swayne
Mr Bill Wiggin
3
Clause 3, page 2, line 24, at end insert—
'Provided that it shall be obliged to coordinate those activities with those carried out by similar bodies elsewhere in the United Kingdom.'.
Mr Nigel Evans
Chris Grayling
Mr Desmond Swayne
Mr Bill Wiggin
9
Clause 3, page 2, line 35, leave out subsection (4).
Mr Nigel Evans
Chris Grayling
Mr Desmond Swayne
Mr Bill Wiggin
10
Clause 3, page 2, line 37, leave out subsection (5).
Mr Nigel Evans
Chris Grayling
Mr Desmond Swayne
Mr Bill Wiggin
11
Clause 3, page 3, line 1, leave out subsection (6).
Mr Nigel Evans
Chris Grayling
Mr Desmond Swayne
Mr Bill Wiggin
12
Clause 4, page 3, line 20, leave out subsection (3).
Mr Nigel Evans
Chris Grayling
Mr Desmond Swayne
Mr Bill Wiggin
16
Clause 4, page 3, line 20, after 'functions', insert 'in relation to health care professions and health care support workers'.
Mr Nigel Evans
Chris Grayling
Mr Desmond Swayne
Mr Bill Wiggin
4
Clause 4, page 3, line 29, at end insert—
'Provided that no arrangements entered into by HPW under this subsection shall lead to the creation of professional or training standards that differ in any respect from those established by the bodies with which HPW has entered into such arrangements.'.
Mr Nigel Evans
Chris Grayling
Mr Desmond Swayne
Mr Bill Wiggin
5
Clause 5, page 4, line 24, leave out subsection (8).
Mr Nigel Evans
Chris Grayling
Mr Desmond Swayne
Mr Bill Wiggin
13
Clause 5, page 4, line 25, leave out subsection (9).
Mr Nigel Evans
Chris Grayling
Mr Desmond Swayne
Mr Bill Wiggin
14
Clause 5, page 4, line 27, leave out 'or (9)'.
NEW CLAUSES
Composition of Community Health Councils
Mr Nigel Evans
Chris Grayling
Mr Desmond Swayne
Mr Bill Wiggin
NC1
To move the following Clause:—
'. The membership of Community Health Councils shall be constituted as follows—
| (a) | one-half of the members shall be nominated by the local authorities within the area of the Community Health Council's operations; |
| (b) | one-third of the members shall be nominated by those voluntary organisations active within the area of the Community Health Council's operations; and |
| (c) | the remainder of the members shall be nominated by the National Assembly for Wales.'. |
Eye examinations and dental checks
Mr Roger Williams
NC2
To move the following Clause:—
'. (1) The Assembly may by order provide for the provision of payment for eye examinations.
(2) The Assembly may by order provide for the provision of payment for dental examinations.'.
Mr Roger Williams
19
Title, line 2, leave out 'and'.
Mr Roger Williams
20
Title, line 3, at end add '; and to make provisions for the granting of powers to provide for the payment for eye and dental checks in Wales.'.
RESOLUTION OF THE HOUSE (WEDNESDAY 27th NOVEMBER 2002)
HEALTH (WALES) BILL (PROGRAMME)
That the following provisions shall apply to the Health (Wales) Bill—
Committal
(1) The Bill shall be committed to a Standing Committee.
(2) The proviso in paragraph (2)(ii) of Standing Order No. 86 (Nomination of Standing Committees) shall not apply to the Bill.
Proceedings in Standing Committee
(3) Proceedings in the Standing Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 12th December.
(4) The Standing Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.
Consideration and Third Reading
(5) Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which those proceedings are commenced.
(6) Proceedings on third reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on the day on which proceedings on consideration are commenced.
(7) Sessional Order B (programming committees) made on 28th June 2001 shall not apply to proceedings on consideration and third reading.
Other proceedings
(8) Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on consideration of Lords amendments or any further messages from the Lords (may be programmed).
