Clause
164
Primary
Care Trusts: reports on
consultation
Dr.
Pugh:
I beg to move amendment No. 234, in
clause 164, page 118, line 10, at
end insert—
‘(c) on any
disagreements between the Trust and the Local Involvement Network or a
Local Health Overview and Scrutiny
Committee.’.
I
am aware that Members selflessly give up their lunch as part of their
duties during Committee. I am reluctant to have them give up their
dinner as well, so I shall be very
brief.
The clause
states that primary care trusts must produce a report on the
consultation that they have carried out and the influence that it has
had on commissioning. The amendment suggests that, as part of this,
they highlight any major disagreements between the overview and
scrutiny committee and the PCT, and between the PCT and the
LINKs.
The amendment was tabled because
that is precisely what they would be most reluctant to do, but
precisely where the areas of concern would be, and where consultation
would have failed.
Having examined my amendment, I
must say that I wish I had included the word
“significant”, because as it is drafted at the moment, it
would seem to force them to list almost any disagreement of whatever
type. Therefore, if it helps, I will pre-emptively withdraw the
amendment. However, if the Minister wishes to respond, we will hear him
out.
The
Chairman:
I must propose the question, in case the
Minister wishes to respond. Does the Minister wish to
respond?
Mr.
Woolas
indicated
dissent.
Dr.
Pugh:
I beg to ask leave to withdraw the
amendment.
Amendment
withdrawn.
Clause 164 ordered to stand
part of the
Bill.
Further
consideration adjourned.—[Jonathan
Shaw.]
Adjourned
accordingly at sixteen minutes pastSeven o’clock till
Thursday 8 March at half-pastNine
o’clock.
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