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Evaluation of quality accounts

 

Mike Penning

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

NC7

 

Parliamentary Star - white    

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

The Secretary of State shall make a statement to Parliament no later than 4 years

 

after the coming into force of this Part regarding the impact of quality accounts.

 

(2)    

This statement shall examine the way quality accounts reflect the demographic,

 

social, economic and geographical areas served by the bodies listed in Clause 8,

 

subsections (2) and (3).’.

 


 

Charges to overseas visitors

 

Sandra Gidley

 

Dr John Pugh

 

NC8

 

Parliamentary Star - white    

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

The National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 1989

 

(S.I. 1989/306) are amended as follows—

 

(2)    

In regulations 4, paragraph (c) after the second “Kingdom”, insert “or under the

 

Human Rights Convention, whether or not such application has been decided.”

 

(3)    

In regulation 4, paragraph (1), sub-paragraph (c), leave out “which has not yet

 

been determined”’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This amendment would end the current situation where refused asylum seekers can be denied sec­

 

ondary healthcare unless they can pay for it.

 


 

Accessible information

 

Sandra Gidley

 

Dr John Pugh

 

NC9

 

Parliamentary Star - white    

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

This section applies to information provided by the National Health Service to

 

patients or members of the public.

 

(2)    

Information to which this section applies shall be made available in a manner

 

which is accessible to people with disabilities.

 

(3)    

Each NHS trust shall publish annually, as part of their reporting on their

 

Disability Equality Duty obligations, details of the number of documents they

 

have provided to disabled people in formats other than standard print.’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

The new Clause would ensure that information in the NHS would be provided in accessible for­


 
 

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mats, in accordance with the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and Disability Equality Duty.

 


 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Mike Penning

 

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Title,  line  5,  leave out ‘adult’.

 

 

Order of the House [8 JUNE 2009]

 

That the following provisions shall apply to the Health Bill [Lords]:

 

Committal

 

1.    

The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.

 

Proceedings in Public Bill Committee

 

2.    

Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously

 

concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 25 June 2009.

 

3.    

The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on

 

which it meets.

 

Consideration and Third Reading

 

4.    

Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

 

brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the

 

day on which those proceedings are commenced.

 

5.    

Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

 

brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

 

6.    

Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to

 

proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.

 

Other proceedings

 

7.    

Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on

 

consideration of any message from the Lords) may be programmed.

 

 

NOTICES WITHDRAWN

 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Mike Penning

 

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Clause  30,  page  31,  line  22,  at end insert—

 

‘(2)    

At the end of paragraph 13 of Schedule 1 of the National Health Service (Wales)

 

Act 2006 (c.42) insert—

 

“(14)    

The Welsh Ministers must ensure that residents of England registered

 

with Welsh General Practices receive the same access to pharmaceutical

 

services as residents of England registered with English General

 

Practices.


 
 

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(15)    

The Secretary of State may issue guidance on the representation of

 

English residents registered with Welsh General Practices by Members

 

of Parliament to Welsh Ministers.’.

 


 

Mr Stephen O’Brien

 

Mike Penning

 

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Clause  33,  page  32,  line  27,  leave out ‘adult’.

 


 
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