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Public Bill Committee: 15th January 2008                

254

 

Health and Social Care Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

48

 

Clause  93,  page  46,  line  14,  at end insert—

 

‘(3A)    

Rules made under subsection (3) may not require a lay or professional majority.

 

(3B)    

An Order in Council may not—

 

(a)    

amend subsection (3), or

 

(b)    

make any provision that is inconsistent with subsection (4).’.

 


 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

205

 

Clause  94,  page  46,  line  26,  leave out ‘professionally’ and insert ‘clinically’.

 


 

Sandra Gidley

 

Greg Mulholland

 

238

 

Clause  101,  page  50,  line  7,  after ‘seek’, insert ‘, and take account of,’.

 


 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

225

 

Clause  102,  page  50,  line  27,  at end insert ‘, and respond to the views of’.

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

206

 

Clause  102,  page  50,  line  37,  at end insert—


 
 

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Health and Social Care Bill, continued

 
 

‘(3A)    

Before making rules the OHPA must publish a response to its consultation as set

 

out in subsection (3).’.

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

227

 

Clause  102,  page  50,  line  37,  at end insert—

 

‘(3A)    

Before making rules, the OHPA shall respond to any representations made to

 

them—

 

(a)    

if the rules affect the profession regulated by the Medical Act 1983, by

 

the General Medical Council, and

 

(b)    

if the rules affect the professional regulated by the Opticians Act 1989,

 

by the General Optical Council.’.

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

49

 

Clause  102,  page  50,  line  38,  leave out subsections (4) to (6).

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

226

 

Clause  102,  page  50,  line  39,  at end insert—

 

‘(4A)    

Before approving rules, the Privy Council must note the representations received

 

by the OHPA during the consultation as set out in subsection (3).’.

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

228

 

Clause  102,  page  50,  line  42,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

Before approving rules the Privy Council shall respond to any representations

 

made to them—

 

(a)    

if the rules affect the profession regulated by the Medical Act 1983, by

 

the General Medical Council, and


 
 

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(b)    

if the rules affect the professional regulated by the Opticians Act 1989,

 

by the General Optical Council.’.

 


 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

89

 

Schedule  8,  page  152,  line  6,  after ‘functions’, insert ‘pertaining to regulation’.

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

209

 

Schedule  8,  page  152,  line  11,  leave out subparagraph (3) and insert—

 

‘( )    

In sub-paragraph (2) after “practice”, insert “or be persons included in the register

 

of members admitted to practice”.’.

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

Sandra Gidley

 

Greg Mulholland

 

161

 

Schedule  8,  page  152,  leave out lines 9 to 12.

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

208

 

Schedule  8,  page  152,  line  13,  leave out subparagraph (4) and insert—

 

‘( )    

An Order may not provide for any function conferred on the Privy Council, in

 

relation to any profession to which section 60(2)(a) applies, to be exercised by a

 

body other than the regulator of that profession.’.


 
 

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Health and Social Care Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

210

 

Schedule  8,  page  152,  line  19,  leave out subparagraph (2) and insert—

 

‘( )    

In sub-paragraph (2)(d) after first “to”, insert “the investigation of”.’.

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

211

 

Schedule  8,  page  152,  line  23,  after first‘to’, insert ‘adjudication on’.

 


 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

50

 

Clause  104,  page  51,  line  11,  after first ‘to’, insert ‘the finding of facts in’.

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

51

 

Clause  104,  page  51,  line  12,  at end insert—

 

‘(1A)    

Notwithstanding subsection (1) the rules of procedure in any proceeding to which

 

subsection (1) applies shall be those which apply to criminal proceedings.’.

 


 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

162

 

Clause  105,  page  51,  line  28,  leave out ‘Healthcare’ and insert ‘Health and Social

 

Care.’.


 
 

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David Taylor

 

Kelvin Hopkins

 

249

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  105,  page  51,  line  32,  leave out subsection (3) and insert—

 

‘(3)    

After subsection (2) of that section insert—

 

“(2A)    

The main objectives of the Council in exercising its functions under

 

subsection (2)(b) to (d) are—

 

(a)    

to protect the public through encouraging consultation between

 

the regulators and such other parties as the Secretary of State

 

shall by regulation define about the functions of statutory

 

professional regulation, and

 

(b)    

to protect the health, safety and well-being of patients and other

 

members of the public in co-operation with such other regulatory

 

agencies as the Secretary of State shall by regulation define.”’.

 

Sandra Gidley

 

Greg Mulholland

 

127

 

Clause  105,  page  51,  line  34,  leave out ‘promote’ and insert ‘protect, promote and

 

maintain.’.

 


 

David Taylor

 

Kelvin Hopkins

 

250

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  106,  page  52,  line  7,  leave out ‘one’ and insert ‘two’.

 

David Taylor

 

Kelvin Hopkins

 

251

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  106,  page  52,  line  13,  leave out ‘three’ and insert ‘seven’.

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

52

 

Clause  106,  page  52,  line  13,  leave out ‘three non-executive members’ and insert

 

‘one non-executive member’.

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

53

 

Clause  106,  page  52,  line  14,  after ‘State’, insert—

 


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 15th January 2008                

259

 

Health and Social Care Bill, continued

 
 

‘( )    

two non-executive members appointed by the Appointments Commission.’.

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

163

 

Clause  106,  page  52,  line  14,  after ‘State’ insert—

 

‘( )    

one non-executive representative of the regulatory bodies.’.

 

David Taylor

 

Kelvin Hopkins

 

252

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  106,  page  52,  line  15,  leave out ‘two’ and insert ‘one’.

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

164

 

Clause  106,  page  52,  leave out line 27.

 

David Taylor

 

Kelvin Hopkins

 

253

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  106,  page  52,  line  39,  leave out ‘promoted’ and insert ‘protected’.

 

David Taylor

 

Kelvin Hopkins

 

254

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  106,  page  52,  line  43,  leave out ‘promote’ and insert ‘protect’.

 


 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

207

 

Clause  107,  page  53,  leave out lines 13 to 17.

 



 
 

Public Bill Committee: 15th January 2008                

260

 

Health and Social Care Bill, continued

 
 

David Taylor

 

Kelvin Hopkins

 

255

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  108,  page  53,  line  37,  leave out ‘seek the views of’ and insert ‘consult’.

 

David Taylor

 

Kelvin Hopkins

 

256

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  108,  page  53,  line  40,  at end insert—

 

‘(c)    

such other organisations representing patient and public interests as the

 

Secretary of State shall by regulation specify.’.

 

David Taylor

 

Kelvin Hopkins

 

257

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  108,  page  53,  line  41,  leave out ‘matters’ and insert ‘their policy issues’.

 

David Taylor

 

Kelvin Hopkins

 

258

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  108,  page  53,  line  41,  at end add—

 

‘(5)    

The Council must—

 

(a)    

consult with public and patient organisations in England, Scotland,

 

Wales and Northern Ireland on its work programme, including—

 

(i)    

the standards,

 

(ii)    

minimum requirements, and

 

(iii)    

supporting evidence, to be used in its regulatory performance

 

review, and

 

(b)    

publish at least annually a report on its consultations in England,

 

Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland held in accordance with this

 

section.’.

 


 

Sandra Gidley

 

Greg Mulholland

 

234

 

Clause  109,  page  54,  leave out lines 7 to 11.

 

Sandra Gidley

 

Greg Mulholland

 

235

 

Clause  109,  page  54,  line  27,  leave out from ‘Committee)’ to end of line 31.

 

Sandra Gidley

 

Greg Mulholland

 

236

 

Clause  109,  page  54,  line  38,  leave out from ‘Committee)’ to end of line 42.

 



 
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