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Public Bill Committee: 8 March 2011                     

191

 

Health and Social Care Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Simon Burns

 

200

 

Clause  110,  page  99,  line  43,  leave out from ‘agreement’ to end of line 3 on page

 

100.

 

Mr Simon Burns

 

201

 

Clause  110,  page  100,  line  12,  leave out ‘or maximum price’.

 


 

Mr Simon Burns

 

202

 

Clause  111,  page  100,  line  33,  leave out from ‘determine’ to end of line 36.

 

Mr Simon Burns

 

203

 

Clause  111,  page  100,  line  40,  leave out ‘or maximum price’.

 


 

Emily Thornberry

 

160

 

Clause  113,  page  102,  line  34,  at end insert—

 

‘(5A)    

Schedule 9 makes provision for the transfer of employees.’.

 


 

Mr Simon Burns

 

407

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  114,  page  103,  line  18,  leave out ‘designated’.

 

Mr Simon Burns

 

408

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  114,  page  103,  line  20,  after ‘imposed’ insert ‘in respect of that activity’.

 


 

Emily Thornberry

 

161

 

Clause  117,  page  106,  line  21,  at end insert—

 

‘(e)    

for the transfer of staff from an NHS foundation trust or company subject

 

to a health special administration order to another licence holder.’.

 

Emily Thornberry

 

162

 

Clause  117,  page  106,  line  21,  at end insert—


 
 

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‘(4)    

Any regulations made under this section for staff transfer schemes shall make

 

provision which is the same or similar to the TUPE regulations.

 

(5)    

In this section, “TUPE regulations” means the Transfer of Undertakings

 

(Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (S2006/246).’.

 


 

Mr Simon Burns

 

409

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  124,  page  110,  line  6,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

Provision by virtue of subsection (3)(e) does not affect any other method of

 

recovery.’.

 


 

Mr Simon Burns

 

410

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  128,  page  112,  line  35,  leave out ‘and 5(6)’ and insert ‘, 5(6) and 6(6)’.

 

Mr Simon Burns

 

411

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  128,  page  112,  line  38,  leave out paragraph (b).

 


 

Mr Simon Burns

 

412

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  129,  page  113,  line  40,  at end insert ‘(but this does not affect any other

 

method of recovery)’.

 


 

Mr Simon Burns

 

413

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  130,  page  114,  line  33,  leave out ‘in its opinion’.

 


 

Mr Simon Burns

 

414

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  133,  page  116,  line  27,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

This section is subject to paragraph 4(3) of Schedule 7 (delivery of notice from

 

Secretary of State of suspension of non-executive member of Monitor).’.

 



 
 

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Health and Social Care Bill, continued

 
 

Emily Thornberry

 

163

 

Clause  136,  page  117,  line  40,  at end insert—

 

‘(c)    

to consult with the staff of the NHS foundation trust and their

 

representatives on transfers of staff, implementation of new contracts or

 

other changes that could affect working practices.’.

 


 

Emily Thornberry

 

164

 

Clause  137,  page  118,  line  33,  at end insert ‘The board of directors must consult

 

with the staff of the NHS foundation trust and their representatives on transfers of staff,

 

implementation of new contracts, or other changes that could affect working practices.’.

 


 

New Clauses

 

Certification of death

 

Mr Simon Burns

 

NC2

 

Parliamentary Star    

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

Chapter 2 of Part 1 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (notification,

 

certification and registration of deaths) is amended as follows.

 

(2)    

In section 19 (medical examiners)—

 

(a)    

in subsection (1) for “Primary Care Trusts” substitute “Local

 

authorities”,

 

(b)    

in subsection (2) for “Trust” (in each place where it occurs) substitute

 

“local authority”, and

 

(c)    

in subsection (5) for “a Primary Care Trust” substitute “a local

 

authority”.

 

(3)    

In section 20 (medical certificate of cause of death), in subsection (5) for

 

“Primary Care Trust” substitute “local authority”.’.

 


 

Conduct of reviews etc. by Care Quality Commission

 

Mr Simon Burns

 

NC3

 

Parliamentary Star    

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

Part 1 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (the Care Quality Commission) is

 

amended as follows.

 

(2)    

In section 48 (special reviews and investigations)—


 
 

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Health and Social Care Bill, continued

 
 

(a)    

in subsection (1) after “may” insert “, with the approval of the Secretary

 

of State,”, and

 

(b)    

after subsection (1) insert—

 

“(1A)    

The Commission may conduct an investigation under this

 

section without the approval of the Secretary of State where the

 

Commission considers there to be a risk to the health, safety or

 

welfare of persons receiving health or social care.”

 

(3)    

In section 54 (studies as to economy, efficiency etc.), in each of subsections (1)

 

and (3) after “may” insert “, with the approval of the Secretary of State,”.

 

(4)    

In section 57 (reviews of data, studies and research), in subsection (1) after “may”

 

insert “, with the approval of the Secretary of State,”.’.

 


 

Amendments consequential on section 175

 

Mr Simon Burns

 

NC4

 

Parliamentary Star    

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

Section 245 of the National Health Service Act 2006 (joint overview and scrutiny

 

committees) is amended in accordance with subsections (2) to (4).

 

(2)    

In subsection (1) for the words from “relevant functions” to the end of the

 

subsection substitute ““relevant functions” means functions under regulations

 

under section 244(2) to (2ZC).”.

 

(3)    

After subsection (4) insert—

 

“(4A)    

The regulations may provide that, where a relevant function in relation to

 

a local authority is exercisable by a joint overview and scrutiny

 

committee by virtue of arrangements under regulations under subsection

 

(2)(a), the local authority may not discharge the function.”

 

(4)    

Omit subsections (5) and (9).

 

(5)    

Section 246 of that Act (exempt information) is amended in accordance with

 

subsections (6) to (8).

 

(6)    

In subsection (1) for the words from “a meeting of” to the end of the subsection

 

substitute “a meeting of a local authority or a committee of a local authority

 

which is an item relating to functions of the authority under regulations under

 

section 244(2) to (2ZC).”

 

(7)    

In subsection (5) for “overview and scrutiny committees” substitute “local

 

authorities”.

 

(8)    

In the heading to section 246 for “Overview and scrutiny committees” substitute

 

“Business relating to functions of local authorities by virtue of section 244”.

 

(9)    

Section 247 of that Act (application to the City of London) is amended in

 

accordance with subsections (10) to (12).

 

(10)    

For subsection (1) substitute—

 

“(1)    

This section applies to a committee of the Common Council appointed to

 

exercise functions that the Council has under regulations under section

 

244(2) to (2ZC).”

 

(11)    

In subsection (2), for the words from the beginning to “apply” substitute “Section

 

245(2)(b) and (c) applies”.


 
 

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(12)    

In subsection (4)—

 

(a)    

for “subsections (2) to (3A)” substitute “subsections (3) and (3A)”, and

 

(b)    

for the words from “in the case of the committee” to the end of the

 

subsection substitute “in the case of a committee to which this section

 

applies, references to functions under regulations under section 244(2) to

 

(2ZC) which are exercisable by the committee.”

 

(13)    

In consequence of the amendments made by subsections (2) and (6), paragraphs

 

84(2) and 85 of Schedule 3 to the Localism Act 2011 are omitted.’.

 


 

Public Health England

 

Emily Thornberry

 

NC1

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

After section 1C of the National Health Service Act 2006 insert—

 

“Public Health England

 

1D      

Public Health England and its functions

 

(1)    

There is a body to be known as Public Health England (“PHE”).

 

(2)    

The PHE shall exercise such functions of the Secretary of State under this

 

Act as may be prescribed.

 

(3)    

The Secretary of State may make regulations in relation to PHE about—

 

(a)    

its status;

 

(b)    

its membership and its members;

 

(c)    

its staff;

 

(d)    

committees, procedures and exercise of functions;

 

(e)    

provision of information;

 

(f)    

accounts; and

 

(g)    

its seal and evidence.

 

(4)    

The Secretary of State may by regulations prescribe health-related

 

functions of the Secretary of State (other than functions under the

 

National Health Service Act 2006) which are to be exercisable by Public

 

Health England.

 

(5)    

In subsection (4), “health-related functions” means functions related

 

either directly or indirectly to the health of the public.’.

 


 

New Schedule

 

Mr Simon Burns

 

NS1

 

Parliamentary Star    

To move the following Schedule:—


 
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