Amendments proposed to the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill, As Amended - continued	House of Commons
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Mr Andrew Lansley

137

Page     10,     line     42     [Clause     25],     at end insert 'or organisation'.

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Mr Andrew Lansley

138

Page     11,     line     1     [Clause     25],     after 'trust', insert 'or community trust'.

   

Mr Andrew Lansley

139

Page     11,     line     2     [Clause     25],     at end insert 'or organisation'.

   

Mr David Hinchliffe
Mr Frank Dobson
Angela Eagle
Dr Desmond Turner
Helen Jones
Mr George Mudie

192

Page     11,     line     3,     leave out Clause 26.

   

Mr Jon Owen Jones
Mark Tami
Paul Flynn
Mr Chris Bryant
Mr Huw Edwards
Mrs Jackie Lawrence

87

Page     11,     line     5     [Clause     26],     leave out 'Secretary of State' and insert 'appropriate Minister'.

   

Mr David Hinchliffe
Mr Frank Dobson
Angela Eagle
Dr Desmond Turner
Helen Jones
Mr George Mudie

193

Page     11,     line     18,     leave out Clause 27.

   

Mr Andrew Lansley

140

Page     11,     line     20     [Clause     27],     leave out 'and NHS foundation trusts' and insert ', NHS foundation trusts and NHS community trusts'.

   

Mr David Hinchliffe
Mr Frank Dobson
Angela Eagle
Dr Desmond Turner
Helen Jones
Mr George Mudie

194

Page     11,     line     23,     leave out Clause 28.

   

Mr Andrew Lansley

141

Page     11,     line     26     [Clause     28],     at end insert—

'(e)	NHS community trusts'.

   

Mr David Hinchliffe
Mr Frank Dobson
Angela Eagle
Dr Desmond Turner
Helen Jones
Mr George Mudie

195

Page     11,     line     27,     leave out Clause 29.

   

Mr Andrew Lansley

142

Page     11,     line     36     [Clause     29],     at end insert—

'(fb)

NHS community trusts;'.

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Mr Andrew Lansley

143

Page     12,     line     3     [Clause     29],     after 'trust', insert 'or community trust'.

   

Mr David Hinchliffe
Mr Frank Dobson
Angela Eagle
Dr Desmond Turner
Helen Jones
Mr George Mudie

196

Page     12,     line     5,     leave out Clause 30.

   

Mr Andrew Lansley

145

Page     12,     line     9     [Clause     30],     leave out 'and NHS foundation trusts' and insert ', NHS foundation trusts and NHS community trusts'.

   

Mr David Hinchliffe
Mr Frank Dobson
Angela Eagle
Dr Desmond Turner
Helen Jones
Mr George Mudie

197

Page     12,     line     11,     leave out Clause 31.

   

Mr Andrew Lansley

146

Page     12,     line     15     [Clause     31],     at end insert—

'(bc)

an NHS community trust;'.

   

Mr David Hinchliffe
Mr Frank Dobson
Angela Eagle
Dr Desmond Turner
Helen Jones
Mr George Mudie

198

Page     12,     line     21,     leave out Clause 32.

   

Mr David Hinchliffe
Mr Frank Dobson
Angela Eagle
Dr Desmond Turner
Helen Jones
Mr George Mudie

200

Page     12,     line     24,     leave out Clause 33.

   

Mr Andrew Lansley

147

Page     12,     line     26     [Clause     33],     after 'trust', insert 'or community trust'.

   

Mr Secretary Reid

249

Page     12,     line     31     [Clause     33],     leave out 'trust' and insert 'relevant constituency and is not prevented from being a member of the board by paragraph 6A of Schedule 1'.

   

Mr Secretary Reid

250

Page     12,     line     32     [Clause     33],     leave out 'general'.

   

Mr Secretary Reid

251

Page     12,     line     34     [Clause     33],     leave out 'trust' and insert 'relevant constituency and is not prevented from being a member of the board by paragraph 6A of Schedule 1'.

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Mr David Hinchliffe
Mr Frank Dobson
Angela Eagle
Dr Desmond Turner
Helen Jones
Mr George Mudie

201

Page     13,     line     3,     leave out Clause 34.

   

Mr Andrew Lansley

148

Page     13,     line     4     [Clause     34],     after 'trust', insert 'or community trust'.

   

Mr David Hinchliffe
Mr Frank Dobson
Angela Eagle
Dr Desmond Turner
Helen Jones
Mr George Mudie

202

Page     13,     line     7,     leave out Clause 35.

   

Mr Jon Owen Jones
Mark Tami
Paul Flynn
Mr Chris Bryant
Mr Huw Edwards
Mrs Jackie Lawrence

91

Page     13,     line     10     [Clause     35],     at end insert—

'"the appropriate Minister" means—

(a)	in relation to England, the Secretary of State; and

(b)	in relation to Wales, the Assembly,

"the Assembly" means the National Assembly for Wales,'.   

Mr Secretary Reid

357

Page     13,     line     11     [Clause     35],     at end insert 'or (Mergers)'.

   

Mr Jon Owen Jones
Mark Tami
Paul Flynn
Mr Chris Bryant
Mr Huw Edwards
Mrs Jackie Lawrence

92

Page     13,     line     13     [Clause     35],     leave out 'or a Primary Care Trust' and insert ', a Primary Care Trust or a Local Health Board'.

   

Mr Frank Field
Mr Geoffrey Robinson
Mr Graham Allen

320

Page     13,     line     14     [Clause     35],     at end insert—

'"parliamentary constituency" has the meaning given in section 1 of the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 (c. 56) (parliamentary constituencies); "the pilot test period" means the period that—

(a)	begins with the day on which the first order is made under section 184 which brings into force a provision of this Part, and

(b)	ends three years after the day referred to in paragraph (a);'.

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NEW CLAUSES RELATING TO PART 1

Audit

   

Mr Secretary Reid

NC25

To move the following Clause:—

'Schedule (Audit of accounts of NHS foundation trusts) (which makes provision in relation to the audit of the accounts of NHS foundation trusts) has effect.'.

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Mergers

   

Mr Secretary Reid

NC36

To move the following Clause:—

    '(1)   An application may be made jointly by—

(a)	an NHS foundation trust, and

(b)	another NHS foundation trust or an NHS trust,

to the regulator for authorisation of the dissolution of the trusts and the transfer of some or all of their property and liabilities to a new NHS foundation trust established under this section.

    (2)   The application must—

(a)	be supported by the Secretary of State if one of the parties to it is an NHS trust,

(b)	specify the property and liabilities proposed to be transferred to the new NHS foundation trust,

(c)	describe the goods and services which it is proposed should be provided by the new trust, and

(d)	be accompanied by a copy of the proposed constitution of the new trust;

and must give any further information which the regulator requires the applicants to give.

    (3)   The applicants may modify the application with the agreement of the regulator at any time before authorisation is given under this section.

    (4)   The regulator may—

(a)	issue a certificate incorporating the directors of the applicants as a public benefit corporation, and

(b)	give an authorisation under this section to the corporation to become an NHS foundation trust,

if he is satisfied as to the following matters.

    (5)   The matters are that—

(a)	the constitution of the new trust will be in accordance with Schedule 1 and will otherwise be appropriate,

(b)	taken as a whole the actual membership of the public constituency of the new trust will be representative of those eligible for such membership,

(c)	the new trust will be able to provide the goods and services which the authorisation is to require it to provide, and

(d)	any other requirements which he considers appropriate are met.

    (6)   If regulations require the applicants to consult prescribed persons about the application, the regulator may not give an authorisation under this section unless he is satisfied that the applicants have complied with the regulations.

    (7)   The certificate is conclusive evidence of incorporation; and the authorisation is conclusive evidence that the corporation is an NHS foundation trust.

    (8)   On an authorisation being given under this section, the proposed constitution of the NHS foundation trust has effect, but the directors of the applicants may exercise the functions of the trust on its behalf until a board of directors is appointed in accordance with the constitution.'.

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Section (Mergers): supplementary

   

Mr Secretary Reid

NC37

To move the following Clause:—

    '(1)   Where an authorisation is given under section (Mergers), the regulator is to specify the property and liabilities to be transferred to the new NHS foundation trust.

    (2)   Where such an authorisation is given, the Secretary of State is to make an order—

(a)	dissolving the trusts in question, and

(b)	transferring, or providing for the transfer of, the property and liabilities specified by the regulator to the new NHS foundation trust.

    (3)   The order may—

(a)	transfer, or provide for the transfer of, any of the remaining property or liabilities to the persons mentioned in section 25(3),

(b)	include provisions corresponding to those of Schedule 3.

    (4)   Where an NHS foundation trust is dissolved under this section, the regulator must give notice of the dissolution to the registrar of companies.

    (5)   Where one of the parties to an application under section (Mergers) is an NHS trust, the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by Part 4 of Schedule 2 to the 1990 Act are not exercisable in relation to the trust.

    (6)   Subsections (3) and (5) of section 6 apply to an authorisation under section (Mergers) as they do in relation to an authorisation under that section.'.

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Prepared 8 Jul 2003