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House of Commons

 
 

Notices of Amendments

 

given on

 

Monday 26th November 2007

 

Public Bill Committee

 

Health and Social Care Bill

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

1

 

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  9,  after ‘dissolved’, insert ‘with the totality of their quality

 

inspection functions and duties passing to the Care Quality Commission’.

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

2

 

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  8,  after ‘public’, insert ‘, individual Local Involvement

 

Networks and a cooperative group or groups of Local Involvement Networks’.

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

3

 

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  21,  at beginning insert ‘without prejudice to the activity and

 

independence of the Commission’.

 
 

Notices of Amendments: 26th November 2007                

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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

 

4

 

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  22,  leave out ‘direct’ and insert ‘advice’.

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

5

 

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  22,  at end insert—

 

‘(4A)    

The Commission shall not be bound by advice given under section (4).’.

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

6

 

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  28,  leave out paragraph (c).

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

7

 

Clause  5,  page  3,  line  16,  after ‘condition’, insert ‘including all forms of cosmetic

 

surgery’.

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

8

 

Clause  5,  page  3,  line  17,  after ‘of’, insert ‘formal’.

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

9

 

Clause  8,  page  4,  line  27,  at end insert—

 
 

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Health and Social Care Bill, continued

 
 

‘(c)    

in acting under subsection (5) the Commission shall be obliged to publish

 

its reasons for any actions it takes.’.

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

10

 

Clause  11,  page  5,  line  31,  at end insert—

 

‘(c)    

in acting under subsection (5) the Commission shall be obliged to publish

 

its reasons for any actions it takes.’.

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

11

 

Clause  14,  page  6,  line  34,  at end insert—

 

‘(c)    

documented reasonable grounds for taking action have been laid before

 

the board of the Commission.’.

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

12

 

Clause  15,  page  7,  line  6,  at end insert—

 

‘(1A)    

Except in case A or B, a person taking action under subsection (1) is entitled to

 

financial compensation.

 

(1B)    

the Secretary of State shall by regulations establish the amount of compensation

 

to be granted under subsection (1A).’.

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

13

 

Clause  16,  page  8,  line  38,  leave out from ‘section’ to ‘consultation’ and insert

 

‘must be taken into account by’.

 
 

Notices of Amendments: 26th November 2007                

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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

 

14

 

Clause  16,  page  8,  line  30,  leave out from ‘infection’ to end of line 31 and insert

 

‘which shall be listed by regulations’.

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

15

 

Clause  16,  page  8,  line  39,  at end inert—

 

‘(10)    

In respect of such cases as the Commission has taken action on the prevention and

 

control of health care associated infections, within the regulations established

 

under subsection (5), the Secretary of State shall be required to make a written

 

statement to Parliament,’.

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

16

 

Clause  16,  page  8,  line  21,  at end inert—

 

‘(5A)    

The Commission shall be required to report annually to Parliament on the action

 

it has taken in respect of regulations made in accordance with subsection (5).’.

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

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

 

18

 

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

 

‘(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.’.

 
 

Notices of Amendments: 26th November 2007                

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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

 

19

 

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

 

‘(3A)    

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

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

20

 

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

 

‘(4)    

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.’.

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

21

 

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

 

‘(c)    

lay the draft code before Parliament.’.

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

22

 

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

 

and insert ‘must be taken into account’.

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

23

 

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

 

‘(c)    

lay the draft guidance before Parliament.’.

 
 

Notices of Amendments: 26th November 2007                

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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

 

24

 

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

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

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

 

26

 

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

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

27

 

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

 

‘(aa)    

to the relevant Local Involvement Network and cooperative group of

 

Local Involvement Networks,’.

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

28

 

Page  19,  line  7,  leave out Clause 39.

 
 

Notices of Amendments: 26th November 2007                

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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

 

29

 

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

 

‘(1A)    

“statements of standards” under section (1) must be established within the remit

 

of the NHS Core Principles.’.

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

30

 

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

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

31

 

Clause  42,  page  20,  line  32,  after first ‘of’ insert ‘the quality of’.

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

32

 

Clause  42,  page  21,  line  16,  at end insert—

 

‘(c)    

all relevant statements submitted to the Secretary of State.’.

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Anne Milton

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Mark Simmonds

 

Mike Penning

 

Jeremy Wright

 

33

 

Clause  43,  page  21,  line  26,  at end insert—

 

‘(1A)    

In setting out the frequency with which reviews under section 42 are to be

 

conducted the Commission must identify through a Regulatory Impact

 

Assessment the reduction in the regulatory burden.

 

(1B)    

The power of the Commission to increase the regulatory burden shall be set out

 

in regulations approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.’.

 
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