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Public Bill Committee: 1 March 2011                     

80

 

Health and Social Care Bill, continued

 
 

Liz Kendall

 

Emily Thornberry

 

Derek Twigg

 

Tom Blenkinsop

 

60

 

Schedule  1,  page  226,  line  26,  leave out ‘if the Secretary of State so directs’.

 


 

Liz Kendall

 

Emily Thornberry

 

Derek Twigg

 

62

 

Clause  6,  page  4,  line  3,  leave out ‘commissioning consortia’ and insert ‘primary

 

care trusts’.

 

Liz Kendall

 

Emily Thornberry

 

Derek Twigg

 

63

 

Clause  6,  page  4,  line  4,  leave out ‘commissioning consortia’ and insert ‘primary

 

care trusts’.

 

Liz Kendall

 

Emily Thornberry

 

Derek Twigg

 

64

 

Clause  6,  page  4,  line  5,  leave out ‘commissioning consortia’ and insert ‘primary

 

care trusts’.

 

Liz Kendall

 

Emily Thornberry

 

Derek Twigg

 

65

 

Clause  6,  page  4,  line  7,  leave out ‘commissioning consortium’ and insert ‘primary

 

care trust’.

 

Liz Kendall

 

Emily Thornberry

 

Derek Twigg

 

Grahame M. Morris

 

66

 

Clause  6,  page  4,  line  9,  at end add—

 

‘(3)    

In exercising functions in relation to the health service, the commissioning

 

consortia must have regard to the need to reduce inequalities between the people

 

of England with respect to the benefits that they can obtain from the health

 

service.’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 1 March 2011                     

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Health and Social Care Bill, continued

 
 

Liz Kendall

 

Emily Thornberry

 

Derek Twigg

 

61

 

Page  4,  line  1,  leave out Clause 6.

 


 

Emily Thornberry

 

20

 

Clause  7,  page  4,  line  15,  leave out from ‘take’ to ‘for’ in line 16 and insert

 

‘appropriate steps’.

 


 

Emily Thornberry

 

24

 

Clause  8,  page  5,  line  5,  leave out ‘such steps it considers appropriate’ and insert

 

‘appropriate steps’.

 

Emily Thornberry

 

22

 

Clause  8,  page  5,  line  7,  leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘must’.

 

Emily Thornberry

 

25

 

Clause  8,  page  5,  line  7,  leave out ‘may take such steps as the Secretary of State

 

considers appropriate’ and replace with ‘must take appropriate steps’.

 

Emily Thornberry

 

23

 

Clause  8,  page  5,  line  9,  at end add ‘where the Secretary of State, after consulting

 

with local authorities, is satisfied that such steps are more appropriate at national rather

 

than local level.’.

 

Liz Kendall

 

Emily Thornberry

 

Derek Twigg

 

67

 

Clause  8,  page  5,  line  9,  at end insert—

 

‘(2A)    

The Secretary of State must identify funding to be passed to local authorities for

 

the purposes of taking steps under subsection (1).

 

(2B)    

Such funding passed to local authorities may only be spent on activities consistent

 

with subsection (1).’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 1 March 2011                     

82

 

Health and Social Care Bill, continued

 
 

Emily Thornberry

 

Derek Twigg

 

Liz Kendall

 

129

 

Clause  8,  page  5,  line  16,  at end insert—

 

‘(ca)    

providing services or facilities designed to promote early diagnosis of

 

cancer;’.

 

Emily Thornberry

 

Derek Twigg

 

Liz Kendall

 

130

 

Clause  8,  page  5,  leave out lines 17 and 18.

 

Emily Thornberry

 

Derek Twigg

 

Liz Kendall

 

131

 

Clause  8,  page  5,  line  20,  after ‘their’, insert ‘employment,’.

 

Emily Thornberry

 

29

 

Clause  8,  page  5,  line  25,  at end insert—

 

‘(h)    

supporting research into the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of

 

illness.’.

 

Emily Thornberry

 

27

 

Clause  8,  page  5,  line  28,  at end insert—

 

‘(4A)    

Where these functions are exercised by a county council, the county council shall

 

consult any relevant district councils in its area about how best to exercise its

 

functions under this part of the Act.’.

 

Emily Thornberry

 

28

 

Clause  8,  page  5,  line  31,  leave out from ‘England’ to end of line 32.

 

Emily Thornberry

 

26

 

Clause  8,  page  5,  line  35,  at end add—

 

‘(6)    

In exercising these functions the Secretary of State and local authorities must

 

consult relevant local Directors of Public Health and the Chief Medical Officer

 

and have regard to their advice.’.

 



 
 

Public Bill Committee: 1 March 2011                     

83

 

Health and Social Care Bill, continued

 
 

Liz Kendall

 

Emily Thornberry

 

Derek Twigg

 

Grahame M. Morris

 

68

 

Clause  9,  page  6,  line  4,  at end insert ‘, reside in the area covered by the consortium

 

or are visiting the area.’.

 

Mr Simon Burns

 

Paul Burstow

 

4

 

Clause  9,  page  6,  line  7,  after ‘who’, insert ‘—

 

(a)    

were provided with primary medical services by a person who is or was

 

a member of the consortium, or

 

(b)    

’.

 

Liz Kendall

 

Emily Thornberry

 

Derek Twigg

 

Grahame M. Morris

 

69

 

Clause  9,  page  6,  line  8,  at end insert ‘including persons living in the area covered

 

by the relevant Health and Wellbeing strategy.’.

 

Liz Kendall

 

Emily Thornberry

 

Derek Twigg

 

Grahame M. Morris

 

70

 

Clause  9,  page  6,  line  16,  at end insert—

 

‘(4A)    

In exercising their duties under this section consortia must act with regard to the

 

relevant Joint Strategic Needs Assessments and Health and Wellbeing

 

strategies.’.

 


 

Liz Kendall

 

Emily Thornberry

 

Derek Twigg

 

71

 

Clause  10,  page  6,  line  25,  leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘must’.

 

Liz Kendall

 

Emily Thornberry

 

Derek Twigg

 

Grahame M. Morris

 

72

 

Clause  10,  page  6,  line  31,  at end insert—

 

‘(c)    

in exercising its powers under (a) and (b) the consortium must take into

 

account the NHS Constitution and the appropriate Joint Strategic Needs

 

Assessments.’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 1 March 2011                     

84

 

Health and Social Care Bill, continued

 
 

Liz Kendall

 

Emily Thornberry

 

Derek Twigg

 

Grahame M. Morris

 

73

 

Clause  10,  page  6,  line  36,  at end insert—

 

‘(4)    

In exercising their functions under this part of the Act commissioning consortia

 

shall have regard to relevant Joint Strategic Needs Assessments and relevant

 

Health and Wellbeing strategies approved by relevant Health and Wellbeing

 

boards.’.

 


 

Liz Kendall

 

Emily Thornberry

 

Derek Twigg

 

74

 

Clause  11,  page  7,  leave out line 7.

 

Derek Twigg

 

Emily Thornberry

 

Liz Kendall

 

108

 

Clause  11,  page  7,  line  9,  at end add ‘and Armed Forces veterans’.

 

Derek Twigg

 

Emily Thornberry

 

Liz Kendall

 

109

 

Clause  11,  page  7,  line  12,  leave out ‘may be prescribed’ and insert ‘set out in the

 

Specialised Services National Definitions Set.’.

 

Liz Kendall

 

Emily Thornberry

 

Derek Twigg

 

75

 

Clause  11,  page  7,  line  14,  leave out from second ‘the’ to end of line 16 and insert

 

‘provision of the service to be arranged at a national level rather than a local level’.

 

Liz Kendall

 

Emily Thornberry

 

Derek Twigg

 

76

 

Clause  11,  page  7,  line  25,  at end insert—

 

‘(e)    

the extent to which services are provided by local providers rather than

 

by regional or national providers.’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 1 March 2011                     

85

 

Health and Social Care Bill, continued

 
 

Liz Kendall

 

Emily Thornberry

 

Derek Twigg

 

77

 

Clause  11,  page  7,  line  29,  at end insert—

 

‘(c)    

consult with commissioning consortia and Health and Wellbeing

 

Boards.’.

 


 

Mr Simon Burns

 

92

 

Clause  14,  page  11,  line  9,  leave out ‘protection’ and insert ‘health’.

 


 

Derek Twigg

 

Emily Thornberry

 

Liz Kendall

 

110

 

Clause  15,  page  11,  line  38,  at end insert—

 

‘(5)    

The Secretary of State shall issue a report annually to Parliament in respect of

 

directions he has issued to the Board or commissioning consortia.’.

 


 

Derek Twigg

 

Emily Thornberry

 

Liz Kendall

 

111

 

Clause  19,  page  14,  line  37,  at end insert ‘for approval by Parliament.’.

 

Derek Twigg

 

Emily Thornberry

 

Liz Kendall

 

112

 

Clause  19,  page  16,  line  23,  after ‘of’, insert ‘physical and mental’.

 

Emily Thornberry

 

Derek Twigg

 

Liz Kendall

 

132

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  19,  page  16,  line  38,  at end insert—

 

‘(c)    

any reports or recommendations from local Healthwatch organisations,

 

the Healthwatch England committee or local authorities (through

 

overview and scrutiny committees or otherwise).’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 1 March 2011                     

86

 

Health and Social Care Bill, continued

 
 

Emily Thornberry

 

Derek Twigg

 

Liz Kendall

 

119

 

Clause  19,  page  16,  line  39,  leave out ‘autonomy’ and insert ‘cooperation’.

 

Emily Thornberry

 

Derek Twigg

 

Liz Kendall

 

120

 

Clause  19,  page  16,  line  43,  leave out from ‘purposes’ to end of line 2 on page 17

 

and insert ‘must cooperate with other commissioners and providers of health services and

 

local authorities, with respect to their duties under section 179 of this Act.’.

 

Emily Thornberry

 

Derek Twigg

 

Liz Kendall

 

121

 

Clause  19,  page  17,  leave out line 3.

 

Emily Thornberry

 

Derek Twigg

 

Liz Kendall

 

133

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  19,  page  17,  line  14,  at end insert ‘promote the involvement of the public in

 

decisions taken whether by the Board or Consortia about the health services that are to be

 

commissioned for their areas.’.

 

Emily Thornberry

 

151

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  19,  page  17,  line  14,  at end insert—

 

‘(1A)    

In exercising its functions, the Board shall uphold the provisions of the Equality

 

Act 2010 and the NHS Constitution as defined in Section 1 of the Health Act

 

2009, and ensure that these provisions apply to all providers of health services

 

that it commissions in so far as they are providing health services.’.

 

Emily Thornberry

 

Derek Twigg

 

Liz Kendall

 

134

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  19,  page  17,  line  16,  at end insert—

 

‘(b)    

in this section “Public” means people or groups of people who receive

 

services or who may receive services provided as a result of the exercise

 

of functions by the Board or consortia.’.

 

Derek Twigg

 

Emily Thornberry

 

Liz Kendall

 

113

 

Clause  19,  page  17,  line  21,  at end insert—

 

‘(2)    

In discharging its duty under subsection (1), the board must make arrangements

 

with a view to securing that it obtains advice from—

 

(a)    

persons with professional expertise in the commissioning of cancer

 

services, and


 
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