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House of Commons

Tuesday 23 June 2009

Public Bill Committee

New Amendments handed in are marked thus

Amendments which will comply with the required notice period at their next appearance

Health Bill [Lords]

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Note

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the

Committee [16 June 2009].

Mr Stephen O’Brien

Mike Penning

16

Clause  11,  page  8,  line  29,  after ‘Trust’, insert ‘and may also provide for an appeals

process’.

Mr Stephen O’Brien

Mike Penning

190

Clause  11,  page  8,  line  29,  at end insert—

‘(4A)

Any overpayment made by the Secretary of State shall not be recoverable under

subsection (4).’.

Mr Stephen O’Brien

Mike Penning

191

Clause  11,  page  8,  line  29,  at end insert—

‘(4A)

The regulations may make provision for the use of any surplus arising from the

direct payment by—

(a)	the patient; and

(b)	the Secretary of State’.

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Mr Stephen O’Brien

Mike Penning

192

Clause  11,  page  8,  line  29,  at end insert—

‘(4A)

The maximum period permissible in regulations made under subsection (3) is

three years.’.

Sandra Gidley

Dr John Pugh

171

Clause  11,  page  9,  line  14,  at end insert—

‘(4A)

The regulations must make provision that the pilot schemes are fully completed

before a recommendation is laid before Parliament.’.

Sandra Gidley

Dr John Pugh

172

Clause  11,  page  9,  line  17,  at end insert—

‘(aa)

for a review to be carried out that involves patients, staff, voluntary

organisations and representative bodies.’.

Mr Stephen O’Brien

Mike Penning

132

Clause  11,  page  9,  line  26,  at end insert—

‘(d)	the impact of direct payments on health inequalities.’.

Sandra Gidley

Dr John Pugh

173

Clause  11,  page  9,  line  33,  leave out lines 33 and 34.

Mr Stephen O’Brien

Mike Penning

142

Clause  11,  page  9,  line  34,  after ‘this’, insert ‘Part of this’.

Mr Stephen O’Brien

Mike Penning

17

Clause  11,  page  9,  line  42,  leave out ‘Secretary of State’ and insert ‘patient’.

Mr Stephen O’Brien

Mike Penning

140

Schedule  1,  page  38,  line  32,  at end insert—

‘(za)

regulations under section 12B’.

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Mr Stephen O’Brien

Mike Penning

141

Schedule  1,  page  38,  line  33,  leave out ‘(8) or (10)’.

Mr Stephen O’Brien

Mike Penning

18

Clause  14,  page  10,  line  37,  at end insert—

‘(za)

work in any field relevant to the NHS;

(zb)	work conducted by any individual, group(s) or organisation(s) employed

by the NHS or affiliated to it’.

Mr Stephen O’Brien

Mike Penning

136

Clause  14,  page  10,  line  40,  at end insert—

‘(c)	work done promoting innovation.’.

Mr Stephen O’Brien

Mike Penning

137

Clause  14,  page  10,  line  40,  at end insert—

‘(2A)

A prize may be paid in instalments relating to subsections (2)(a), (2)(b) and (2)(c)

above.’.

Mr Stephen O’Brien

Mike Penning

19

Clause  14,  page  11,  line  3,  at end insert—

‘(4)	The committee shall advise on—

(a)	the selection of candidates for innovation prizes;

(b)	the payment awarded to each prize winner.’.

Mr Stephen O’Brien

Mike Penning

20

Clause  14,  page  11,  line  3,  at end insert—

‘(4)	The Secretary of State and his appointed committee may not determine the field,

discipline or sector in which candidates for innovation prizes must develop their

innovations.’.

Mike Penning

Mr Stephen O’Brien

177

Clause  15,  page  11,  line  36,  after ‘it’, insert ‘necessary and’.

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Mike Penning

Mr Stephen O’Brien

178

Clause  15,  page  12,  line  10,  at end insert—

‘( )	the staff of the Trust.’.

Mike Penning

Mr Stephen O’Brien

182

Clause  15,  page  12,  line  21,  at end insert—

‘( )	The Secretary of State’s power to direct a trust special administrator shall not

apply in relation to those aspects of a trust special administrator’s duties referred

to in sections 65G and 65H (other than subsection (7)).’.

Mike Penning

Mr Stephen O’Brien

101

Clause  15,  page  12,  line  26,  leave out from ‘affect’ to end of line 27 and insert ‘the

membership of the executive directors to any committee or sub-committee of the trust.’.

Mike Penning

Mr Stephen O’Brien

179

Clause  15,  page  13,  line  5,  at end insert—

‘( )	the staff of the Trust.’.

Mike Penning

Mr Stephen O’Brien

180

Clause  15,  page  13,  line  5,  at end insert—

‘( )	the trustees,

( )	the board of governors.’.

Mike Penning

Mr Stephen O’Brien

93

Clause  15,  page  13,  line  43,  at beginning, insert ‘Immediately’.

Mike Penning

Mr Stephen O’Brien

94

Clause  15,  page  15,  line  8,  at beginning insert ‘Only where he considers it

appropriate in the interests of the health service’.

Mike Penning

Mr Stephen O’Brien

95

Clause  15,  page  15,  line  24,  at beginning insert ‘Immediately’.

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Mike Penning

Mr Stephen O’Brien

102

Schedule  2,  page  40,  leave out lines 11 to 15 and insert—

‘(2)	On the order under section 65E(1) taking effect, the Secretary of State must

conduct a review of the performance of those persons who were the chairman and

executive and non-executive directors of the NHS foundation trust before they

become, for the unexpired terms of their appointments, the chairman and

executive and non-executive directors of the NHS trust.’.

Mike Penning

Mr Stephen O’Brien

185

Clause  17,  page  17,  line  29,  after ‘provider’, insert ‘and commissioning’.

Mike Penning

Mr Stephen O’Brien

181

Clause  17,  page  18,  line  5,  at end insert—

‘( )	the staff of the Trust.’.

Mike Penning

Mr Stephen O’Brien

96

Clause  17,  page  19,  line  7,  at beginning, insert ‘Immediately’.

Mike Penning

Mr Stephen O’Brien

97

Clause  17,  page  20,  line  18,  at beginning insert ‘Immediately’.

Mike Penning

Mr Stephen O’Brien

98

Clause  17,  page  21,  line  28,  at beginning insert ‘Only where he considers it

appropriate in the interests of the health service’.

Mr Stephen O’Brien

Mike Penning

21

Clause  19,  page  23,  line  15,  at end insert—

‘(1)	The Secretary of State may issue guidance on the suspension of NHS and other

health appointments. These may include—

(a)	details of appeals processes for suspended appointees; and

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(b)	details of parliamentary accountability.’.

Mr Stephen O’Brien

Mike Penning

22

Schedule  3,  page  42,  line  13,  after Ministers’, insert ‘after consultation’.

Mr Stephen O’Brien

Mike Penning

23

Schedule  3,  page  43,  line  9,  at end insert—

‘(9)	The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for compensation if the

suspension is revoked under sub-paragraph 8(a).’.

Mr Stephen O’Brien

Mike Penning

24

Schedule  3,  page  44,  line  42,  at end insert—

‘(9)	The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for compensation if

the suspension is revoked under sub-paragraph 7(a).’.

Mr Stephen O’Brien

Mike Penning

183

Schedule  3,  page  44,  line  42,  at end insert—

‘(9)	Where a person is suspended under paragraph 5A, in relation to a condition under

paragraph 5(5)(c), the Secretary of State shall make a statement to Parliament.’.

Mr Stephen O’Brien

Mike Penning

27

Schedule  3,  page  47,  leave out lines 14 to 16 and insert ‘the Commission must have

regard to the Secretary of State’s advice regarding the appointment of the vice-chairman’.

Mr Stephen O’Brien

Mike Penning

26

Schedule  3,  page  47,  line  19,  at end insert—

‘(c)	make provision about the appointment of new non-executives, and of

one as vice-chairman in the event that all non-executives are

suspended.’.

Mr Stephen O’Brien

Mike Penning

28

Schedule  3,  page  47,  line  22,  leave out ‘for paragraph 9(d) substitute’ and insert ‘at

end of paragraph 9(d) insert’.

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Mr Stephen O’Brien

Mike Penning

29

Schedule  3,  page  47,  line  26,  leave out ‘for paragraph 5(d) substitute’ and insert ‘at

end of paragraph 5(d) insert’.

Mr Stephen O’Brien

Mike Penning

30

Schedule  3,  page  47,  line  35,  at end insert—

‘(3)	Where a person is suspended under paragraph 2(2)(c), the Secretary of State

shall make a statement to Parliament.’.

Mr Stephen O’Brien

Mike Penning

143

Schedule  3,  page  47,  line  35,  at end insert—

‘(d)	In assessing whether there are or may be grounds to remove him from

office under paragraph (b) the Secretary of State may consult—

(i)	the Care Quality Commission;

(ii)	Strategic Health Authorities; and

(iii)

the Audit Commission’.

Mr Stephen O’Brien

Mike Penning

31

Schedule  3,  page  48,  line  10,  leave out from ‘so’ to the end of line 12.

Mr Stephen O’Brien

Mike Penning

184

Schedule  3,  page  49,  line  36,  at end insert—

‘(2)	The amendments made by this Schedule apply to a condition occurring at any

time in the person’s appointment which satisfies the Secretary of State as a

condition for suspension.’.

Mike Penning

Mr Stephen O’Brien

89

Clause  21,  page  24,  line  16,  leave out ‘requested’.

Mike Penning

Mr Stephen O’Brien

90

Page  23,  line  31,  leave out Clause 21.

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Revised 23 June 2009