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House of Commons

Tuesday 8 February 2011

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

Health and Social Care Bill

Mr Simon Burns

Agreed to

That—

(1)
the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 10.30 am on Tuesday

8 February) meet—

(a)
at 4.00 pm on Tuesday 8 February;

(b)
at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 10 February;

(c)
at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 15 February;

(d)
at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 17 February;

(e)
at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 1 March;

(f)
at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 3 March;

(g)
at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 8 March;

(h)
at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 10 March;

(i)
at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 15 March;

(j)
at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 17 March;

(k)
at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 22 March;

(l)
at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 24 March;

(m)
at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 29 March;

(n)
at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 31 March;

(2)
the Committee shall hear oral evidence in accordance with the following

Table:

      TABLE

Date
Time
Witness

Tuesday 8
Until no later than
National Health Service

February
11.30 am

Tuesday 8
Until no later than
The Health Foundation; The

February
12.15 pm
Nuffield Trust; Professor Julian le

Grand (Richard Titmuss, Professor

of Social Policy, London School of

Economics)

Tuesday 8
Until no later than
Centre for Public Scrutiny; The

February
1.00 pm
King’s Fund; British Medical

Association

Tuesday 8
Until no later than
NHS Alliance; National Association

February
4.45 pm
of Primary Care; Royal College of

General Practitioners

Tuesday 8
Until no later than
Local Government Association

February
5.30 pm

Tuesday 8
Until no later than
NHS Confederation

February
5.50 pm

Tuesday 8
Until no later than
Unison; Unite; GMB

February
6.30 pm

Thursday 10
Until no later than
Independent Regulator of NHS

February
10.00 am
Foundation Trusts (Monitor);

Foundation Trust Network;

Association of Chief Executives of

Voluntary Organisations

Thursday 10
Until no later than
National Institute for Health and

February
10.25 am
Clinical Excellence; Department of

Health

Thursday 10
Until no later than
National Voices

February
1.20 pm

Thursday 10
Until no later than
MIND; Parkinson’s UK; Cancer

February
2.25 pm
Research UK; Target Ovarian

Cancer; Rethink

Thursday 10
Until no later than
Care Quality Commission

February
2.55 pm

Thursday 10
Until no later than
Royal College of Physicians; Royal

February
3.40 pm
College of Nursing; Royal College

of Surgeons; RemedyUK

Thursday 10
Until no later than
Department of Health

February
4.30 pm

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Health and Social Care Bill, continued

(3)
proceedings on consideration of the Bill in Committee shall be taken in the

following order: Clauses 1 to 5; Schedule 1; Clauses 6 to 21; Schedule 2;

Clauses 22 to 43; Schedule 3; Clauses 44 and 45; Schedules 4 to 6; Clauses

46 to 50; Clauses 186 to 192; Clauses 166 and 167; Schedule 13; Clauses 168

to 183; Clause 185; Clause 51; Schedule 7; Clauses 52 to 92; Schedule 8;

Clauses 93 to 97; Schedule 9; Clauses 98 to 106; Schedule 10; Clauses 107

to 135; Schedule 11; Clauses 136 to 164; Schedule 12; Clause 165; Clause

184; Clauses 193 to 215; Schedule 14; Clauses 216; Schedule 15; Clauses

217 to 233; Schedule 16; Clauses 234 to 236; Schedule 17; Clauses 237 to

257; Schedule 18; Clauses 258 to 260; Schedule 19; Clauses 261 to 271;

Schedule 20; Clauses 272 to 274; Schedules 21 and 22; Clauses 275 to 281;

new Clauses; new Schedules; remaining proceedings on the Bill;

(4)
the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a

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Health and Social Care Bill, continued

conclusion at 4.00 pm on Thursday 31 March.

Mr Simon Burns

That, subject to the discretion of the Chair, any written evidence received by the

Committee shall be reported to the House for publication.

Agreed to

Mr Simon Burns

That, at this and any subsequent meeting at which oral evidence is to be heard, the

Committee shall sit in private until the witnesses are admitted.

Agreed to

The following witnesses gave oral evidence:

Sir David Nicholson, Chief Executive, National Health Service;

Stephen Thornton, CBE, Chief Executive, The Health Foundation, Dr Jennifer Dixon, Director,

The Nuffield Trust, and Professor Julian Le Grand, Richard Titmuss Professor of Social Policy,

London School of Economics;

Tim Gilling, Deputy Executive Director, Centre for Public Scrutiny, Chris Ham, Chief Executive,

Kings Fund, and Dr Hamish Meldrum, Chairman, BMA Council, British Medical Association;

Michael Sobanja, Chief Executive, NHS Alliance, Dr James Kingsland, President, National Asso

ciation of Primary Care and Dr Claire Gerada, Chair, Royal College of General Practitioners;

Cllr Mike Roberts, Rushmoor Borough Council and a member of the Community Wellbeing Board,

Local Government Association, and Andrew Cozens, Strategic Director of Children, Health and

Adult Services, Local Government Association;

Nigel Edwards, Acting Chief Executive, NHS Confederation;

Karen Jennings, Assistant General Secretary, Unison, Nick Parrott, Health Policy Specialist,

Unite, and Rehana Azam, National Officer, GMB.

[Adjourned until Thursday at 9.00 am



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