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House of Commons

Thursday 15th December 2005

Standing Committee Proceedings

Standing Committee E

Health Bill

[Seventh and Eighth Sittings]

Withdrawn

Clause (NC2) (Age of Sale) — (Sir George Young) Brought up, and read the first time

as follows—

‘The appropriate national authority may issue regulations modifying the Children and

Young Persons (Protection from Tobacco) Act 1991 so as to substitute for the age

specified in any of its provisions such other higher age or ages as they consider

appropriate.’.

Question proposed, That the Clause be read a second time.

Sale of tobacco

Jeff Ennis

Mr Andrew Lansley

Dr Andrew Murrison

Mr Crispin Blunt

Not called  NC7

To move the following Clause:—

‘In section 7(1) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 (c. 12), leave out

‘sixteen’ and insert ‘eighteen’.’.

Mr Andrew Lansley

Dr Andrew Murrison

Mr Crispin Blunt

Withdrawn  104

Clause  13,  page  8,  line  7,  leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘shall’.

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Health Bill, continued

Mr Andrew Lansley

Dr Andrew Murrison

Mr Crispin Blunt

Withdrawn  105

Clause  13,  page  8,  line  11,  after ‘bodies’, insert ‘within the United Kingdom and

abroad’.

Steve Webb

Stephen Williams

Withdrawn  98

Clause  13,  page  8,  line  15,  at end insert ‘and

(c)
non-NHS providers of health care’.

Mr Andrew Lansley

Dr Andrew Murrison

Mr Crispin Blunt

Withdrawn  106

Clause  13,  page  8,  line  21,  leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘shall’.

Mr Andrew Lansley

Dr Andrew Murrison

Mr Crispin Blunt

Not called  107

Clause  13,  page  8,  line  21,  at end insert—

‘(za)
require a person—

(i)
in each NHS trust to be nominated as the Trust Director

responsible for cleanliness; and

(ii)
in each NHS Trust responsible for any hospital to be nominated

as the Trust Director for cleanliness and hospital acquired

infection control;’.

Mr Andrew Lansley

Dr Andrew Murrison

Mr Crispin Blunt

Not called  108

Clause  13,  page  8,  line  30,  at end insert—

‘(c)
require healthcare contracts relating to NHS patients to contain—

(i)
minimum cleanliness standards;

(ii)
penalties for failure; and

(iii)
provision for the assessment of compliance.’.

Mr Andrew Lansley

Dr Andrew Murrison

Mr Crispin Blunt

Not called  109

Clause  13,  page  8,  line  30,  at end insert—

‘(4A)
The code will—

(a)
require that a person nominated in accordance with subsection (4) (za),

on the advice of the senior infection control nurse to close a ward or

department for cleaning, make an immediate report to the trust board; and

(b)
require that a trust board in receipt of such a report effects the closure of

the ward or department for cleaning as soon as patient safety permits.’.

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Health Bill, continued

Steve Webb

Stephen Williams

Not called  114

Clause  13,  page  8,  line  30,  at end insert—

‘(4A)
The code must establish procedures for the systematic recording and reporting of

all incidences of hospital-acquired infections.’.

Steve Webb

Stephen Williams

Not called  99

Clause  13,  page  8,  line  36,  at end insert—

‘(5A)
The code shall require the mandatory reporting of all occurrences of MRSA,’.

Mr Andrew Lansley

Dr Andrew Murrison

Mr Crispin Blunt

Not called  110

Clause  13,  page  8,  line  36,  at end insert—

‘(5A)
The code shall in respect of acute NHS hospital trusts—

(a)
require pre and post discharge surveillance for a person undergoing

surgical procedure,

(b)
contain—

(i)
infection control nurse requirements; and

(ii)
requirements for isolation facilities,

(c)
provide for the senior infection control nurse to report directly to the

person nominated in accordance with subsection (4) (za),

(d)
require the availability of 24 hour cleaning services to a defined standard,

(e)
require standards that are model cleaning contract compliant, and

(f)
set minimum standards for the cleaning of bed spaces following the

discharge of patients.’.

Mr Andrew Lansley

Dr Andrew Murrison

Mr Crispin Blunt

Not called  111

Clause  13,  page  8,  line  36,  at end insert—

‘( )
The code shall require hospital infection data to be recorded by clinical

department.’.

Mrs Nadine Dorries

Not called  81

Clause  13,  page  8,  line  42,  at end insert—

‘(7A)
Any code of practice drawn up under subsection (7) must make provision for—

(a)
hygiene standards for clothing worn by NHS staff while on duty; and

(b)
the recording of infection using wound swabs.’.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 20th December at 9.00 a.m.