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Public Bill Committee: 17 March 2011

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Health and Social Care Bill, continued

Emily Thornberry

Derek Twigg

Liz Kendall

126

Clause  82,  page  80,  line  32,  at end insert—

‘(2)	If a provider of health services for the purposes of the NHS is referred by the

National Health Service Commissioning Board with respect to subsection (1D)

of section 13J of the National Health Service Act 2006, Monitor shall investigate

with respect to the provider’s licence.’.

Mr Simon Burns

383

Clause  84,  page  81,  line  16,  leave out ‘of 28 days mentioned in’ and insert ‘for

bringing an appeal under’.

Mr Simon Burns

384

Clause  84,  page  81,  line  18,  leave out from ‘after’ to the end and insert ‘that

period’.

Mr Simon Burns

450

Clause  89,  page  84,  line  5,  leave out ‘or accountability’.

Mr Simon Burns

516

Clause  89,  page  84,  line  13,  at end insert—

‘( )	Monitor must not exercise a function to which this section applies in a way which

it considers would result in a particular licence holder or holders of licences of a

particular description being put at an unfair advantage or disadvantage in

competing with others in the provision of health care services for the purposes of

the NHS as a result of—

(a)	being in public or (as the case may be) private ownership, or

(b)	some other aspect of its or their status.’.

Mr Simon Burns

451

Clause  90,  page  84,  line  23,  leave out from ‘things’ to second ‘in’ in line 24 and

insert ‘or things of a specified description (or to do, or not to do, any such things in a

specified manner) within such period as may be specified’.

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Health and Social Care Bill, continued

Emily Thornberry

Derek Twigg

Liz Kendall

127

Clause  90,  page  84,  line  26,  at end insert—

‘(ca)

requiring the licence holder to do, or not to do, specified things (or to do,

or not to do, specified things in a specified manner) in order to promote

cooperation in the provision of health care services for the purposes of

the NHS,’.

Mr Simon Burns

452

Clause  90,  page  84,  line  42,  at end insert—

‘( )	to do, or not to do, specified things or things of a specified

description (or to do, or not to do, any such things in a specified

manner) within such period as may be specified in order to

ensure the continued provision of designated services,’.

Emily Thornberry

167

Clause  90,  page  84,  line  47,  at end insert—

‘(ia)

requiring the licence holder, with respect to Monitor’s duty under section

54(m)—

(i)	to make such provision as Monitor deems necessary for staff

training, and

(ii)	to allow the easy transfer of staff between the licence holder and

other licence holders for the purposes of staff training.’.

Mr Simon Burns

385

Clause  90,  page  85,  line  23,  at end insert—

‘( )	The references in subsections (1)(d) and (6) to the activities of a business include

a reference to the activities of an NHS foundation trust in so far as its activities

would not otherwise be the activities of a business.’.

Mr Simon Burns

386

Clause  91,  page  86,  line  31,  leave out ‘licences’ and insert ‘all licences or (as the

case may be) licences of that description’.

Mr Simon Burns

387

Clause  92,  page  87,  line  37,  after ‘applicant’ insert ‘or licence holder concerned’.

Mr Simon Burns

388

Clause  92,  page  87,  line  41,  after ‘applicant’ insert ‘or licence holder concerned’.

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Health and Social Care Bill, continued

Mr Simon Burns

389

Clause  92,  page  87,  line  44,  after ‘applicant’ insert ‘or licence holder concerned’.

Mr Simon Burns

453

Clause  92,  page  88,  line  5,  at end insert—

‘( )	Where the standard conditions applicable to all licences or (as the case may be)

to licences of a particular description are modified pursuant to a reference made

under subsection (4), Monitor—

(a)	may also make such incidental or consequential modifications as it

considers necessary or expedient of any other conditions of a licence

which is affected by the modifications,

(b)	must make (as nearly as may be) the same modifications of those

conditions for the purposes of their inclusion in all licences or (as the case

may be) licences of that description granted after that time, and

(c)	must publish any modifications made under this subsection.’.

Mr Simon Burns

390

Clause  92,  page  88,  line  6,  leave out subsection (7).

Mr Simon Burns

391

Schedule  8,  page  285,  line  33,  leave out paragraph (b).

Mr Simon Burns

392

Schedule  8,  page  286,  line  20,  after ‘day’ insert ‘after that’.

Mr Simon Burns

517

Schedule  8,  page  288,  line  19,  leave out ‘and (6)’ and insert ‘, (6) and (8) to (11)’.

Mr Simon Burns

518

Schedule  8,  page  288,  line  34,  after ‘(7)’ insert ‘to (11)’.

Mr Simon Burns

393

Schedule  8,  page  288,  line  35,  leave out ‘7’ and insert ‘8’.

Mr Simon Burns

394

Schedule  8,  page  289,  line  44,  leave out ‘offences and’.

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Health and Social Care Bill, continued

Mr Simon Burns

395

Clause  93,  page  89,  line  6,  leave out ‘licences’ and insert ‘all licences or (as the

case may be) licences of that description’.

Mr Simon Burns

454

Schedule  9,  page  290,  line  14,  at end insert—

‘( )	explain the effect of section 96,’.

Mr Simon Burns

455

Schedule  9,  page  291,  line  1,  after ‘period’, insert ‘(“the payment period”)’.

Mr Simon Burns

456

Schedule  9,  page  291,  line  1,  after ‘made’, insert—

‘( )	any discount applicable for early payment of the penalty,’.

Mr Simon Burns

457

Schedule  9,  page  291,  line  5,  at end insert—

‘()	The payment period must be not less than 28 days beginning with the day after

that on which the final notice is received.’.

Mr Simon Burns

458

Schedule  9,  page  291,  line  29,  at end insert—

‘	Monitor may by notice to a person on whom a discretionary requirement has

been imposed—

(a)	withdraw the discretionary requirement,

(b)	in the case of a variable monetary penalty, reduce the amount of the

penalty or extend the payment period, or

(c)	in the case of a compliance requirement or a restoration requirement,

extend the period specified for taking the steps specified in the

requirement.’.

Mr Simon Burns

459

Schedule  9,  page  291,  line  41,  at end insert—

‘( )	state any discount applicable for early payment of the

penalty,’.

Mr Simon Burns

460

Schedule  9,  page  292,  leave out lines 6 to 8 and insert—

‘()	Monitor may by notice to a person on whom a non-compliance penalty has

been imposed reduce the amount of the penalty or extend the payment period.’.

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Health and Social Care Bill, continued

Mr Simon Burns

461

Schedule  9,  page  293,  line  4,  at end insert—

‘()	But Monitor must not under sub-paragraph (1) publish any part of an

enforcement undertaking which contains commercial information the

disclosure of which Monitor considers would or might significantly harm the

legitimate business interests of any person to whom it relates.’.

Mr Simon Burns

462

Schedule  9,  page  293,  line  33,  leave out ‘the person is to be treated’ and insert

‘Monitor may treat the person’.

Mr Simon Burns

463

Schedule  9,  page  293,  line  35,  leave out ‘accordingly’ and insert ‘if Monitor

decides so to treat the person’.

Mr Simon Burns

396

Clause  99,  page  92,  line  7,  leave out ‘licence holder’ and insert ‘person’.

Mr Simon Burns

397

Clause  101,  page  93,  line  13,  leave out ‘for the time being published’.

Mr Simon Burns

464

Clause  102,  page  93,  line  33,  leave out ‘within a specified period’ and insert ‘(or to

do, or not to do, any such things in a specified manner) within such period as may be

specified’.

Mr Simon Burns

465

Clause  102,  page  93,  line  41,  leave out ‘the trust’ and insert ‘a person’.

Mr Simon Burns

466

Clause  102,  page  93,  line  42,  after ‘(5)’, insert ‘(a)’.

Public Bill Committee: 17 March 2011

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Health and Social Care Bill, continued

Mr Simon Burns

467

Clause  102,  page  93,  line  45,  leave out ‘that subsection’ and insert ‘subsection (5)’.

Mr Simon Burns

Liz Kendall

Emily Thornberry

Derek Twigg

187

Clause  103,  page  94,  line  27,  leave out from ‘service’ to end of line 30.

Mr Simon Burns

Liz Kendall

Emily Thornberry

Derek Twigg

188

Clause  104,  page  94,  line  40,  leave out ‘, or maximum prices,’.

Mr Simon Burns

Liz Kendall

Emily Thornberry

Derek Twigg

189

Clause  104,  page  94,  line  42,  leave out ‘, or maximum price,’.

Mr Simon Burns

Liz Kendall

Emily Thornberry

Derek Twigg

190

Clause  104,  page  95,  line  8,  leave out ‘or maximum price’.

Mr Simon Burns

398

Clause  104,  page  95,  line  8,  at end insert—

‘(2A)

The national tariff may also provide—

(a)	for rules for the variation in specified circumstances of prices specified

under subsection (1)(c);

(b)	for rules relating to the payment of prices so specified.’.

Liz Kendall

Emily Thornberry

Derek Twigg

204

Clause  104,  page  95,  line  8,  at end insert—

‘(3)	Any agreement reached under subsection (2) must be approved by the Board in

order to have effect.’.

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Health and Social Care Bill, continued

Mr Simon Burns

399

Clause  104,  page  95,  line  10,  at end insert ‘and, where the national tariff provides

for rules under subsection (2A), as to the application of those rules.’.

Liz Kendall

Emily Thornberry

Derek Twigg

205

Clause  104,  page  95,  leave out lines 15 to 19.

Mr Simon Burns

Liz Kendall

Emily Thornberry

Derek Twigg

191

Clause  104,  page  95,  line  16,  leave out ‘or different maximum prices’.

Mr Simon Burns

192

Clause  104,  page  95,  line  19,  at end insert—

‘( )	A description for the purposes of subsection (6)(b) may not be framed by

reference to—

(a)	whether the provider is in public or private ownership, or

(b)	some other aspect of the status of the provider.’.

Mr Simon Burns

Liz Kendall

Emily Thornberry

Derek Twigg

193

Clause  104,  page  95,  line  20,  leave out ‘, or a maximum price,’.

Mr Simon Burns

400

Clause  104,  page  95,  line  21,  leave out from first ‘the’ to end of line 23 and insert

‘public health functions of the Secretary of State, or of a local authority, under the

National Health Service Act 2006.’.

Mr Simon Burns

Liz Kendall

Emily Thornberry

Derek Twigg

194

Clause  105,  page  95,  line  40,  leave out ‘, or maximum prices,’.

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