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Public Bill Committee: 29 March 2011

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Health and Social Care Bill, continued

Emily Thornberry

Derek Twigg

Liz Kendall

728

Clause  266,  page  211,  line  9,  at end add—

‘(9)	Nothing in this section shall have the effect of rendering lawful any exchange of

information currently prohibited under existing law.’.

Mr Simon Burns

705

Clause  269,  page  212,  line  29,  at end insert—

‘ “Northern Ireland health service” means any of the health services under

any enactment which extends to Northern Ireland and which corresponds

to section 1(1) of the National Health Service Act 2006 (and, for that

purpose, “enactment” includes subordinate legislation (within the

meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978) and Northern Ireland

legislation), and’.

Mr Simon Burns

734

Schedule  20,  page  341,  line  5,  at end insert—

‘()	In subsection (1), in paragraph (b) for “(q)” substitute “(s)”.’.

Mr Simon Burns

735

Schedule  20,  page  342,  line  42,  after ‘subsection (4)’ insert ‘—

(a)	after paragraph (f) insert—

“(fa)

a Special Health Board constituted under that

section,”, and

(b)

’.

Mr Simon Burns

736

Schedule  20,  page  343,  line  4,  after ‘(f),’ insert ‘(fa),’.

Mr Simon Burns

737

Schedule  20,  page  343,  line  21,  at beginning insert—

‘(1)	Section 67 (effect of intervention orders) is amended as follows.’.

Mr Simon Burns

738

Schedule  20,  page  343,  line  27,  at end insert—

‘(3)	In subsection (7)(a) omit “(or in the case of an NHS trust to the membership of

its board of directors)”.’.

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Mr Simon Burns

739

Schedule  20,  page  343,  line  36,  leave out paragraph (a) and insert—

‘( )	in paragraph (c) after “NHS trusts” insert “established under section

25”, and’.

Mr Simon Burns

740

Schedule  20,  page  344,  line  3,  at end insert—

‘( )	after paragraph (f) insert—

“(fa)

a Special Health Board constituted under that

section,”,’.

Mr Simon Burns

741

Schedule  20,  page  344,  line  11,  after ‘(f),’ insert ‘(fa),’.

Mr Simon Burns

742

Schedule  20,  page  344,  line  34,  leave out paragraph (iv) and insert—

‘(iv)

for “section 24 of the National Health Service Act 2006 (c.

41)” substitute “the preparation of joint health and wellbeing

strategies under section 116A of the Local Government and

Public Involvement in Health Act 2007”, and’.

Mr Simon Burns

743

Schedule  20,  page  344,  line  41,  leave out paragraph (iv) and insert—

‘(iv)

for “section 24 of the National Health Service Act 2006 (c.

41)” substitute “joint health and wellbeing strategies under

section 116A of the Local Government and Public

Involvement in Health Act 2007”.’.

Mr Simon Burns

744

Schedule  20,  page  347,  line  10,  at end insert—

‘( )	after “exercisable by” insert “the National Health Service

Commissioning Board,”,

( )	after “a” insert “commissioning consortium,”,’.

Mr Simon Burns

745

Schedule  20,  page  348,  line  42,  at end insert—

‘( )	in sub-paragraph (h) after paragraph (i) insert—

“(ia)

Special Health Boards;”,’.

Mr Simon Burns

746

Schedule  20,  page  349,  leave out lines 18 to 20.

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Mr Simon Burns

747

Schedule  20,  page  349,  line  25,  leave out ‘(gg)’ and insert ‘(gf)’.

Mr Simon Burns

706

Clause  274,  page  215,  line  11,  after ‘body’ insert ‘or other person’.

Mr Simon Burns

707

Clause  274,  page  215,  line  12,  after ‘body’ insert ‘or other person’.

Mr Simon Burns

708

Clause  274,  page  215,  line  15,  after ‘body’ insert ‘or other person’.

Mr Simon Burns

709

Clause  274,  page  215,  line  17,  after ‘body’ insert ‘or other person’.

Mr Simon Burns

710

Clause  274,  page  215,  line  19,  after ‘body’ insert ‘or other person’.

Mr Simon Burns

711

Clause  274,  page  216,  line  1,  at end insert—

‘ “public authority” means any body or other person which has functions

conferred by or under an Act or by royal charter.’.

Derek Twigg

725

Schedule  21,  page  350,  leave out lines 5 to 7.

Mr Simon Burns

748

Schedule  21,  page  351,  line  6,  column 2 at end insert—

‘A Special Health Authority’.

Mr Simon Burns

749

Schedule  22,  page  352,  line  35,  column 2 at end insert—

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‘A Special Health Authority’.

Mr Simon Burns

712

Clause  276,  page  217,  line  8,  leave out from ‘amend’ to end of line 9 and insert ‘,

repeal, revoke or otherwise modify any enactment’.

Mr Simon Burns

713

Clause  276,  page  217,  line  12,  leave out subsection (3).

Mr Simon Burns

714

Clause  276,  page  217,  line  24,  leave out paragraphs (c) to (e) and insert—

‘(c)	any other enactment.’.

Mr Simon Burns

715

Clause  276,  page  217,  line  27,  at end insert—

‘( )	Before making an order under this section that contains provision which would,

if included in an Act of the Scottish Parliament, fall within the legislative

competence of that Parliament, the Secretary of State must consult the Scottish

Ministers.’.

Mr Simon Burns

716

Clause  276,  page  217,  line  30,  leave out subsection (6) and add—

‘(6)	In this section, “enactment” includes—

(a)	an enactment contained in subordinate legislation (within the meaning of

the Interpretation Act 1978), and

(b)	an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under, an Act of the

Scottish Parliament, an Act or Measure of the National Assembly for

Wales or Northern Ireland legislation,

and references to an enactment include a reference to an enactment passed or

made after the passing of this Act.’.

Mr Simon Burns

729

Clause  277,  page  217,  line  35,  after ‘State’, insert ‘, the Welsh Ministers’.

Mr Simon Burns

717

Clause  277,  page  218,  line  28,  leave out from ‘276’ to end of line 29 and insert

‘(consequential provision) which includes provision that amends or repeals a provision of

an Act of Parliament’.

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Mr Simon Burns

730

Clause  277,  page  218,  line  38,  at end insert ‘, the Welsh Ministers’.

Mr Simon Burns

607

Clause  277,  page  219,  line  15,  leave out ‘or by virtue of’.

Mr Simon Burns

718

Clause  279,  page  219,  line  33,  leave out from ‘as’ to end of line 34 and insert ‘is

necessary for enabling the exercise on or after the day on which this Act is passed of any

power to make an order or regulations or to give directions that is conferred by the

provision or an amendment made by it.’

Mr Simon Burns

731

Clause  279,  page  219,  line  36,  at end insert—

‘(2A)

Sections (Fluoridation of water supplies) to (Fluoridation of water supplies:

transitional provision) come into force on such day as the appropriate authority

may by order appoint.

(2B)	In subsection (2A) “the appropriate authority” means—

(a)	in relation to England, the Secretary of State;

(b)	in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers.’.

Mr Simon Burns

732

Clause  279,  page  219,  line  39,  after ‘subsection’, insert ‘(2A) or’.

Mr Simon Burns

733

Clause  279,  page  219,  line  41,  after ‘subsection’, insert ‘(2A) or’.

Mr Simon Burns

719

Clause  279,  page  220,  line  1,  leave out paragraphs (b) to (d) and insert—

‘(b)	any other enactment (within the meaning of section 276).’.

Mr Simon Burns

608

Clause  280,  page  220,  line  16,  after ‘sections’, insert ‘46(1) and (3)’,.

Mr Simon Burns

720

Clause  280,  page  220,  line  17,  leave out paragraph (b).

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Mr Simon Burns

721

Clause  280,  page  220,  line  17,  at end insert—

‘( )	section 135(2) and paragraph 1 of Schedule 11 (references to Monitor in

instruments etc.);’.

Mr Simon Burns

722

Clause  280,  page  220,  line  21,  leave out ‘214(2) to (4) and (6)’ and insert ‘214(1)

to (4) and (6) and paragraphs 48 and 55 of Schedule 14’.

Mr Simon Burns

609

Clause  280,  page  220,  line  23,  at end insert—

‘( )	section 259(1) and (3) and Part 2 of Schedule 19 (abolition of the

Appointments Commission),’.

Mr Simon Burns

610

Clause  280,  page  220,  line  23,  at end insert—

‘( )	sections 274 and 275 (transfer schemes) insofar as they confer powers in

connection with the abolition of the Health Protection Agency;’.

Mr Simon Burns

723

Clause  280,  page  220,  line  27,  at beginning insert ‘The following provisions

extend to England and Wales and Scotland—

(a)	sections 114 to 119 (health special administration);

(b)

’.

Mr Simon Burns

724

Clause  280,  page  220,  line  27,  leave out from ‘Ministers)’ to the end of line 28.

New Clauses

Certification of death

Mr Simon Burns

NC2

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

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(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

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)—

(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

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).

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