This is the Health Bill [H.L.], as introduced in the House of Lords on 28 January 1999
Explanatory Notes to the Bill, prepared by the Department of Health, the Scottish Office and the
Welsh Office, are published separately as HL Bill 15- EN.
The Baroness Hayman has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a) of the Human Rights Act 1998:
In my view the provisions of the Health Bill are compatible with the Convention rights.