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House of Commons

 
 

Thursday 17th January 2008

 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

 

Health and Social Care Bill


 

[Seventh and Eighth Sittings]


 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

Negatived on division  17

 

Clause  17,  page  8,  line  41,  leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘shall’.

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

Not called  18

 

Clause  17,  page  9,  line  3,  at end insert—

 

‘(2A)    

The code of practice must make reference to —

 

(a)    

screening for admissions,

 

(b)    

bed occupancy, and

 

(c)    

the frequency and extent of cleaning in healthcare premises.’.

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

Not called  19

 

Clause  17,  page  9,  line  7,  at end add—

 

‘(3A)    

The Secretary of State shall publish each revision of the code.’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 17th January 2008      

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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

 

Not called  20

 

Clause  17,  page  9,  line  7,  at end add—

 

‘(3A)    

The Secretary of State shall report to Parliament in respect of those cases where—

 

(a)    

regulations made under section 16 are breached, and

 

(b)    

the Code of Practice under this section is breached.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

Not called  21

 

Clause  18,  page  9,  line  13,  at end insert—

 

‘(c)    

lay the draft code before Parliament.’.

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

Not called  22

 

Clause  18,  page  9,  line  45,  leave out from first ‘section’ to ‘consultation’ and insert

 

‘must be taken into account in any’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clause 19 Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

Withdrawn  76

 

Clause  20,  page  10,  line  19,  at end insert—

 

‘(c)    

consult and have regard to the advice of the service user panel.’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 17th January 2008      

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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

 

Withdrawn  23

 

Clause  20,  page  10,  line  25,  at end insert—

 

‘(c)    

lay the draft guidance before Parliament.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

Withdrawn  24

 

Clause  21,  page  11,  line  17,  leave out subsection (3).

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clauses 22 to 24 Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

Not called  25

 

Clause  25,  page  13,  line  33,  at end inse rt—

 

‘(5A)    

The Commission shall notify Parliament of any notices served due to breaches in

 

regulations made under section 16(5).

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

Not selected  88

 

Clause  25,  page  13,  line  42,  at end add—

 

‘(c)    

any requirements to implement recommendations from the Health

 

Service Ombudsman, and

 

(d)    

any requirements to implement recommendations from the Independent

 

Complaints Body.’.


 
 

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Health and Social Care Bill, continued

 
 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clauses 26 to 27 Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

Not selected  26

 

Clause  28,  page  15,  leave out lines 27 and 28.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

Withdrawn  199

 

 

Clause  29,  page  15,  line  37,  leave out from ‘offence’ to end of line 38.

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

Not called  200

 

 

Clause  29,  page  15,  line  38,  at end insert—

 

‘(2)    

A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable—

 

(a)    

on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding £50,000, or to

 

imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or to both;

 

(b)    

on conviction on indictment, to a fine, or to imprisonment for a term not

 

exceeding 12 months, or both.

 

(3)    

In relation to an offence committed before the commencement of section 154(1)

 

of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c.44), the reference in subsection (2)(a) to 12

 

months is to be read as a reference to 6 months.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 



 
 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 17th January 2008      

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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

 

Not called  201

 

 

Clause  30,  page  16,  line  13,  leave out from ‘liable’ to end of line 14 and add—

 

‘(a)    

on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding £50,000, or to

 

imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or both;

 

(b)    

on conviction on indictment, to a fine, or to imprisonment for a term not

 

exceeding 12 months, or to both.

 

(5)    

In relation to an offence committed before the the commencement of section

 

154(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c.44), the reference in subsection (4)(a)

 

to 12 months is to be read as a reference to 6 months.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

Not called  202

 

 

Clause  31,  page  16,  leave out lines 18 to 22 and insert—

 

‘(2)    

Subject to subsections (3) to (5), those regulations may not provide for an offence

 

to be triable on indictment or to be punishable with imprisonment or with a fine

 

exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.

 

(3)    

Subject to subsection (4), in the case of regulations under section 16, those

 

regulations may provide for an offence to be triable summarily only or either

 

summarily or on indictment and for an offence to be punishable with a fine or

 

imprisonment or both.

 

(4)    

In case referred to in subsection (3), those regulations may not provide for an

 

offence to be punishable with—

 

(a)    

imprisonment for a term exceeding 12 months, or

 

(b)    

in the case of summary conviction, a fine exceeding £50,000.

 

(5)    

In relation to summary conviction for an offence committed before the

 

commencement of section 154(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44) the

 

reference in subsection (4)(a) to 12 months is to be read as a reference to six

 

months.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clauses 32 to 34 Agreed to.

 



 
 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 17th January 2008      

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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

 

Withdrawn  27

 

Clause  35,  page  17,  line  35,  at end insert—

 

‘(aa)    

to the relevant Local Involvement Network and cooperative group of

 

Local Involvement Networks,’.

 

Sandra Gidley

 

Greg Mulholland

 

Withdrawn  233

 

Clause  35,  page  17,  line  38,  at end insert—

 

‘(ba)    

to the relevant professional regulatory body’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clauses 36 to 38 Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

Not selected  28

 

Page  19,  line  7,  leave out Clause 39.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clause 40 Agreed to.

 


 

Sandra Gidley

 

Greg Mulholland

 

Withdrawn  197

 

Clause  41,  page  20,  line  6,  leave out ‘NHS’ and insert ‘health and social’.

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

Withdrawn  29

 

Clause  41,  page  20,  line  6,  at end insert—


 
 

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Health and Social Care Bill, continued

 
 

‘(1A)    

Statements of standards must be established within the remit of the NHS Core

 

Principles.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

Withdrawn  30

 

Clause  42,  page  20,  line  27,  after first ‘of’ insert ‘the quality of’.

 

Sandra Gidley

 

Greg Mulholland

 

Withdrawn  195

 

Clause  42,  page  20,  line  28,  at end insert—

 

‘(aa)    

conduct reviews of the making of arrangements for the provision of

 

healthcare by the Trust’.

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

Not called  261

 

Clause  42 ,  page  20,  line  28,  at end insert—

 

‘(aa)    

conduct reviews of arrangements made under paragraph (a) above’.

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

Withdrawn  135

 

Clause  42,  page  20,  line  30,  at end insert—

 

‘(d)    

in conducting reviews under subsection 1(a) the Commission shall

 

review and assess annually the Trust’s plan for improving health, as

 

prepared under section 24 of the National Health Service Act 2006 (c.

 

41).’.


 
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