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House of Commons

 
 

Tuesday 13th June 2006

 

Standing Committee Proceedings

 

Standing Committee B

 

NHS Redress Bill [Lords]


 

[First and Second Sittings]


 

Andy Burnham

 

Agreed to

 

That—

 

(1)  

during proceedings on the NHS Redress Bill [Lords] the Standing Committee

 

shall (in addition to its first meeting at 10.30 a.m. on Tuesday 13th June)

 

meet—

 

(a)  

at 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 13th June;

 

(b)  

at 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 15th June;

 

(c)  

at 10.30 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 20th June; and

 

(d)  

at 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 22nd June.

 

(2)  

the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a

 

conclusion at 4.00 p.m. on Thursday 22nd June.

 


 

Sandra Gidley

 

Dr John Pugh

 

Not selected  12

 

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  9,  at end insert—

 

‘The Secretary of State may by regulations modify the qualification for provision for redress

 

in relation to liability in tort in circumstances where a simplified test may be deemed more

 

appropriate.’

 

Sandra Gidley

 

Dr John Pugh

 

Withdrawn  10

 

Clause  1,  page  2,  line  6,  leave out subsections (6) and (7).


 
 

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NHS Redress Bill[ [], continued

 
 

Sandra Gidley

 

Dr John Pugh

 

Not called  11

 

Clause  1,  page  2,  line  26,  leave out ‘or (7)’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clause 2 Agreed to.

 


 

Sandra Gidley

 

Dr John Pugh

 

Withdrawn  15

 

Clause  3,  page  3,  line  4,  at end insert—

 

‘(d)    

the production of a report on action being taken to reduce the risk of

 

similar errors being repeated’.

 

Sandra Gidley

 

Dr John Pugh

 

Withdrawn  14

 

Clause  3,  page  3,  line  22,  leave out paragraph (b).

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Sandra Gidley

 

Dr John Pugh

 

Withdrawn  21

 

Clause  4,  page  3,  line  34,  at end insert ‘provided that any individual who meets the

 

requirement of a scheme to commence proceedings shall have the right to bring such

 

proceedings’.

 

Sandra Gidley

 

Dr John Pugh

 

Withdrawn  13

 

Clause  4,  page  3,  line  35,  leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘shall’.

 

Sandra Gidley

 

Dr John Pugh

 

Not called  16

 

Clause  4,  page  3,  line  40,  at end add—

 

‘(3)    

A scheme must make provision for the commencement of proceedings under the

 

scheme at the request of an individual seeking redress under the scheme’.


 
 

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NHS Redress Bill[ [], continued

 
 

Sandra Gidley

 

Dr John Pugh

 

Not called  17

 

Clause  4,  page  3,  line  40,  at end add—

 

‘(3)    

Proceedings under the scheme will not be commenced without the permission of

 

an individual who may be the recipient of redress under the scheme’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clause 5 Agreed to.

 


 

Andy Burnham

 

Agreed to on division  1

 

Clause  6,  page  4,  line  13,  leave out from ‘scheme’ to end of line 15.

 

Mr John Baron

 

Not called  8

 

Clause  6,  page  4,  line  15,  leave out ‘tort’ and insert ‘law, whether civil or criminal’.

 

Andy Burnham

 

Agreed to on division  2

 

Clause  6,  page  4,  line  17,  leave out paragraph (c).

 

Sandra Gidley

 

Dr John Pugh

 

Not called  18

 

Clause  6,  page  4,  line  17,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

about the provision to a person seeking redress under the scheme of a

 

report on the full findings of any investigations into an incident which is

 

the subject of proceedings under the scheme and assessments of liability

 

in tort under the scheme’.

 

Sandra Gidley

 

Dr John Pugh

 

Not called  19

 

Clause  6,  page  4,  line  23,  at end insert—

 

‘(h)    

for independent assessment of the eligibility of cases for redress under

 

the scheme in specified circumstances’.

 

Sandra Gidley

 

Dr John Pugh

 

Withdrawn  20

 

Clause  6,  page  4,  line  26,  at end add—

 

‘( )    

a scheme must provide that any waiver to bring civil proceedings does

 

not apply if the injury or loss to which the settlement relates has increased

 

beyond the extent which was foreseen by the scheme at the time of the

 

settlement agreement.’.

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to on division.

 

[Adjourned till Thursday at 9.00 a.m.


 
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