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[Mr. Win Griffiths in the Chair]
Sitting Proceedings Time for conclusion of proceedings 13th May (8.55 am) Clause 1, Schedule 1; Clause 2, Schedule 2; Clauses 3 to 25; Schedule 3; Clauses 26 to 32; Schedule 4;...
I beg to move amendment No. 65, in clause 1, page 1, line 5, leave out 'benefit corporation' and insert 'interest company'.
I beg to move amendment No. 151, in schedule 1, page 93, line 9, at end insert 'and, if the corporation is an NHS foundation trust, its name must include the words ''NHS foundation trust'''. I...
[Mr. Peter Atkinson in the Chair]
Amendment moved [this day]: No. 97, in schedule 1, page 93, line 9, at end insert 'and shall define ''public constituency''.'.—[Sir George Young.]
[Mr. Win Griffiths in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment No. 152, in schedule 1, page 93, line 14, after 'corporation', insert 'under a contract of employment'.
[Mr. Peter Atkinson in the Chair]
Amendment proposed [this day]: No. 206, in schedule 1, page 93, line 20, leave out paragraph 4.—[Dr. Harris.] Question again proposed, That the amendment be made.
[Mr. Win Griffiths in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment No. 181, in schedule 1, page 95, line 22, at end insert 'and their interests,'.
I beg to move amendment No. 102, in clause 2, page 1, line 11, leave out 'officer' and insert 'office'.
I beg to move amendment No. 238, in schedule 2, page 98, line 25, leave out 'As soon as possible' and insert 'No more than twelve weeks'.
[Mr Peter Atkinson in the Chair]
Amendment proposed [this day]: No. 215, in schedule 2, page 98, line 36, at end insert— 'Right to Appeal to Regulator 6A Employers of health service staff in nonfoundation trusts...
I beg to move amendment No. 232, in clause 3, page 2, line 2, at beginning insert— '(1) The primary duty of the regulator is to facilitate the provision by NHS foundation trusts of health...
I beg to move amendment No. 103, in clause 4, page 2, line 8, after 'trust', insert ', a Primary Care Trust, or any combination of trusts,'.
[Mr. Peter Atkinson in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment No. 219, in clause 5, page 2, line 30, after 'persons', insert ', corporate bodies, charity and voluntary organisations'.
I beg to move amendment No. 225, in clause 6, page 3, line 32, at end insert ', but shall not impose restrictions on the financial terms and conditions under which an NHS foundation trust shall...
[Mr. Peter Atkinson in the Chair]
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment No. 267, in clause 8, page 4, line 15, at end insert 'subject to the endorsement of those changes by a vote of the trust's members at which at least 50 per cent. of...
I beg to move amendment No. 139, in clause 9, page 4, line 20, leave out 'is to' and insert 'must'. Subsection (2) of clause 9 states: ''In deciding whether or not to vary an authorisation the...
Amendment made: No. 147, in clause 10, page 4, line 40, leave out 'or 24'.—[Mr. Hutton.]
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
[Mr. Win Griffiths in the Chair]
Question proposed [this day], That the clause stand part of the Bill. Question again proposed.
I beg to move amendment No. 273, in clause 12, page 5, line 19, leave out subsection (2).
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
[Mr. Win Griffiths in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment No. 148, in clause 14, page 6, line 14, leave out from 'for' to end of line 17 and insert 'purposes related to the provision of health care. ( ) But the authorisation...
Amendment proposed: No. 253, in clause 15, page 7, line 5, leave out 'must' and insert 'may'.—[Mr. Hutton] Question put, That the amendment be made:— The Committee divided: Ayes...
I beg to move amendment No. 12, in clause 16, page 7, line 25, at end insert 'but does not include property acquired subsequent to the date of its establishment as an NHS foundation trust.'.
We now come to amendment No. 263, but the hon. Member for Ealing, North (Mr. Pound) is not here to move it. Is someone prepared to move the amendment formally?
[Mr Peter Atkinson in the Chair]
Amendment proposed [this day]: No. 263, in clause 17, page 7, line 34, after 'money', insert 'only'.—[Mr. McCabe.] Question again proposed, That the amendment be made.
I beg to move amendment No. 474, in clause 18, page 8, line 8, leave out 'which appears to it to be' and insert 'that is'. This amendment need not take up more than a couple of minutes of the...
I beg to move amendment No. 23, in clause 19, page 8, leave out line 24 and insert 'the regulator requires'.
I beg to move amendment No. 194, in clause 20, page 8, line 31, at end add 'such an inspection to be coordinated with the CHAI'. I move the amendment on behalf of my right hon. Friend the Member...
I beg to move amendment No. 22, in clause 21, page 8, line 34, at end add 'subject to the regulator only having the power to set fees at a level that recovers his annual running costs apportioned...
I beg to move amendment No. 459, in clause 22, page 8, line 36, leave out from beginning to second 'for' and insert 'An NHS foundation trust may appoint trustees which the regulator can...
I beg to move amendment No. 412, in clause 23, page 9, line 30, leave out 'subsections (3) and' and insert 'subsection'.
I beg to move amendment No. 409, in clause 25, page 10, line 21, leave out subsection (2). Again, this is very much a probing amendment to elicit more information. Subsection (2) states: ...
Amendment made: No. 150, in clause 26, page 11, line 1, leave out 'or 24'.—[Mr. Hutton.] Clause 26, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clauses 27 and 28 ordered to stand...
I beg to move amendment No. 229, in clause 29, page 11, line 25, leave out subsection (2) and insert— '(2) In subsection (1) of section 15 (establishment of Patients' Forums) after...
Amendments made: No. 258, in schedule 4, page 101, line 17, at end insert— 'The House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c.24) 18A The House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 is...
[Mr. Win Griffiths in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment No. 460, in clause 36, page 13, line 27, after 'the', insert 'Independent'.
I beg to move amendment No. 431, in schedule 5, page 110, line 35, at end insert— '(4) The CHAI must consult and have regard to the advice of the Children's Rights Director under Schedule...
[Mr. Peter Atkinson in the Chair]
Amendment proposed [this day]: No. 340, in schedule 5, page 112, line 12, leave out from 'CHAI' to end of line 13.—[Mr. Lammy.] Question again proposed, That the amendment be made.
I beg to move amendment No. 433, in schedule 6, page 114, line 17, at end insert— '(4) The CSCI must adopt the Articles of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child as the...
Amendment made: No. 342, in schedule 7, page 117, line 40, leave out 'notify' and substitute 'inform'.—[Mr. Lammy.]
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment No. 162, in clause 40, page 14, line 12, leave out 'and'.
I beg to move amendment No. 189, in clause 41, page 14, line 17, at beginning insert— '( ) The CHAI shall be the principal guardian of standards in the NHS.'.
[Mr. Win Griffiths in the Chair]
Amendment proposed [4 June]: No. 469, in clause 41, page 14, line 18, leave out 'crossborder' and insert 'Welsh'.—[Chris Grayling.] Question again proposed, That the amendment be made.
I beg to move amendment No. 510, in clause 43, page 15, line 7, after 'to', insert 'make regular reports available to the public about, and'.
[Mr. Peter Atkinson in the Chair]
[Mr. Peter Atkinson in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment No. 396, in clause 44, page 15, line 32, leave out from 'publish' to end of line 33 and add 'a report'.
Amendments made: No. 276, in clause 45, page 15, line 37, leave out 'which is provided'. No. 277, in clause 45, page 16, line 3, leave out subsection (3) and insert— '(3) The regulator...
Amendments made: No. 282, in clause 49, page 17, line 22, after first 'the', insert 'general'. No. 283, in clause 49, page 17, line 23, leave out 'other than NHS foundation...
I beg to move amendment No. 417, in clause 50, page 17, line 36, leave out 'has the function of publishing' and insert 'must publish'.
Amendment made: No. 287, in clause 51, page 18, line 1, leave out 'other than an NHS foundation trust'.—[Mr. Lammy.]
[Mr. Win Griffiths in the Chair]
Amendment proposed [this day]: No. 31, in clause 51, page 18, line 5, leave out 'and approved by the Secretary of State'.—[Chris Grayling.] Question again proposed, That the amendment...
I beg to move amendment No. 436, in clause 52, page 18, line 19, leave out 'into' and insert 'of'.
Amendments made: No. 295, in clause 53, page 18, line 38, leave out 'other than an NHS foundation trust'. No. 296, in clause 53, page 18, line 42, leave out 'other than an NHS foundation...
I beg to move amendment No. 404, in clause 54, page 19, line 33, leave out 'running of any person, or'.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment No. 299, in clause 56, page 20, line 21, leave out 'general'.
I beg to move amendment No. 419, in clause 57, page 21, line 6, after 'efficiency', insert ', equity'.
Amendments made: No. 495, in clause 60, page 22, line 3, leave out from 'provision' to end of line 12 and insert— '(a) requiring an English NHS body or crossborder SHA to pay a fee in...
Amendments made: No. 304, in clause 63, page 23, line 16, leave out 'and take copies of' and insert ', take copies of and remove from the premises'. No. 444, in clause 63, page 23, line 22,...
Amendment made: No. 310, in clause 72, page 28, line 7, after 'under', insert 'subsection (1) and'.—[Mr. Lammy.] Clause 72, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clauses 73 and...
Amendments made: No. 311, in clause 75, page 29, line 9, leave out 'function' and insert 'functions'. No. 312, in clause 75, page 29, line 12, at end insert— '(4A) The CSCI is to...
Amendments made: No. 315, in clause 76, page 29, line 34, leave out from 'conduct' to end of line 39 and insert— '(a) a review under subsection (2)(a); (b) a review under subsection...
Amendment made: No. 317, in clause 77, page 30, line 34, leave out 'such action must' and insert 'the CSCI considers the action should'.—[Mr. Lammy.] Clause 77, as amended, ordered to...
Amendments made: No. 447, in clause 78, page 31, line 15, at end insert— '( ) For the purposes of this section the CSCI may carry out an inspection of any local authority in England.'...
Amendment made: No. 448, in clause 79, page 31, line 26, leave out subsection (3) and insert— '( ) The Secretary of State may give guidance to the CSCI and the Audit Commission as to...
Amendment made: No. 319, in clause 81, page 31, line 36, leave out subsection (1).—[Mr. Lammy.] Clause 81, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.
Amendment made: No. 320, in clause 82, page 32, line 7, leave out 'Chapter' and insert 'Act or the Children Act 1989 (c.41)'.—[Mr. Lammy.] Clause 82, as amended, ordered to stand part...
Amendments made: No. 500, in clause 83, page 32, line 26, at end insert— '( ) for the time by which a fee must be paid.'. No. 322, in clause 83, page 32, line 40, at end add— ...
Amendment made: No. 323, in clause 86, page 33, line 27, leave out 'and take copies of' and insert ', take copies of and remove from the premises'.—[Mr. Lammy.] Clause 86, as amended,...
Amendments made: No. 325, in clause 99, page 39, line 7, leave out 'this section' and insert 'subsections (2) and (3)'. No. 326, in clause 99, page 39, line 22, at end add— '(4) In...
Amendment made: No. 327, in clause 103, page 42, line 14, leave out '2(4)' and insert '2(5)'.—[Mr. Lammy.] Clause 103, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clause 104 ordered...
Amendments made: No. 506, in clause 105, page 42, line 34, after 'including' insert 'medical and other'. No. 507, in clause 105, page 42, line 39, after 'including' insert 'medical and...
Amendment made: No. 328, in clause 116, page 50, line 22, leave out 'Each of' and insert 'The'.—[Mr. Lammy.] Clause 116, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.
Amendment made: No. 450, in clause 117, page 50, line 32, after 'body', insert , or to any health care provided by or for an NHS body,'.—[Mr. Lammy.] Clause 117, as amended, ordered to...
Information obtained by CHAI: supplementary Amendment made: No. 329, in clause 127, page 55, line 22, after 'documents', insert 'or records'.—[Mr. Lammy.] Clause 127, as amended,...
Amendment made: No. 330, in clause 128, page 55, line 28, after 'documents', insert 'or records'.—[Mr. Lammy.] Clause 128, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clauses 133 and...
Amendments made: No. 343, in schedule 8, page 122, line 18, at end insert— '(c) subsection (4).' No. 452, in schedule 8, page 122, leave out line 22 No. 344, in schedule 8, page 124,...
Amendments made: No. 508, in clause 135, page 58, line 21, at end insert— ' ''personal records'' includes medical records;' No. 501, in clause 135, page 58, line 24, after 'sections'...
Amendments made: No. 332, in clause 136, page 59, line 2, after 'care', insert 'for another person'. No. 333, in clause 136, page 59, line 4, after 'agreement', insert 'or...
[Mr. Peter Atkinson in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment No. 476, in clause 42, page 14, line 31, leave out 'may' and insert 'must'.
I beg to move amendment No. 533, in clause 66, page 24 line 41, after 'conducting', insert ', where appropriate in conjunction with the CHAI,'.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Amendments made: No. 308, in clause 69, page 26, line 17, leave out 'and take copies of' and insert ', take copies of and remove from the premises'. No. 446, in clause 69, page 26, line 23,...
I beg to move amendment No. 449, in clause 91, page 35, line 38, at end insert— '( ) The Assembly may by regulations require a local authority in Wales to pay a fee to the Assembly in...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Amendment made: No. 324, in clause 96, page 37, line 19, leave out 'and take copies of' and insert ', take copies of and remove from the premises'.—[Mr. Touhig.] Clause 96, as amended,...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Amendment made: No. 331, in clause 132, page 56, line 40, leave out from '2000' to end of line 42. NEW CLAUSES RELATING TO PART 2—[Mr. Touhig.] Question proposed, That the clause, as...
'(1) In exercising any of its functions the CSCI must have regard to such aspects of government policy as the Secretary of State may direct in writing. (2) A direction given under this section...
'(1) The CHAI may make arrangements with— (a) the Government of the Isle of Man, (b) the States of Jersey, or (c) the States of Guernsey, for the CHAI to advise and assist that...
'(1) The CSCI may make arrangements with— (a) the Government of the Isle of Man, (b) the States of Jersey, or (c) the States of Guernsey, for the CSCI to advise and assist that...
'(1) The CHAI must, on request, provide the Comptroller and Auditor General with any material relevant to a review or investigation under sections 51 to 53 or a study under section 56. (2) The...
'In section 87 of the Children Act 1989 (c.41), after subsection (9) insert— ''(9A) The Commission and the National Assembly for Wales must each publish such reports in relation to the...
'(1) The CHAI may from time to time make and publish provision— (a) requiring a Welsh NHS body to pay a fee in respect of the exercise by the CHAI, in relation to that body, of such of...
'(1) In exercising any of its functions the CHAI must have regard to such aspects of government policy as the Secretary of State may direct. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to any...
'(1) The Secretary of State may, after consulting the CHAI, make regulations requiring the CHAI to devise and publish statements of criteria to be used in— (a) the exercise of any of its...
'(1) Where the Secretary of State considers that the CHAI is to a significant extent— (a) failing to discharge any of its functions under this Act; or (b) failing properly to discharge...
[Mr. Win Griffiths in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment No. 597, in clause 167, page 84, line 19, leave out 'food of a prescribed description' and insert 'milk or appropriate alternative and other foods of a beneficial nature.'.
I beg to move amendment No. 370, in clause 168, page 86, line 44, at end insert— '(1A) This section applies to the CHAI and CSCI.'. My hon. Friend the Member for Sutton and Cheam (Mr....
I beg to move amendment No. 548, in schedule 11, page 128, line 14, after 'exercise', insert 'to the extent specified in the direction'.
I beg to move amendment No. 559, in clause 170, page 88, line 12, after second 'body', insert 'or an employment agency or employment business'.
[Mr. Win Griffiths in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment No. 626, in clause 137, page 59, line 14, after 'person', insert 'other than any NHS organisation or employee, including General Practitioners,'. I am delighted, and...
I beg to move amendment No. 585, in schedule 9, page 125, line 23, at end insert 'or ( ) Article 14 of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1994 (S.I. 1994/2795 (N.I. 15)).'.
[Mr. Peter Atkinson in the Chair]
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment No. 563, in clause 140, page 63, line 2, leave out ', Wales' and insert 'and Wales'.
I beg to move amendment No. 614, in clause 141, page 64, line 27, leave out '14' and insert '60'.
Amendment made: No. 568, in clause 143, page 65, line 43, leave out subsection (1) and insert— '( ) The Secretary of State or the Scottish Ministers must review a certificate issued by...
I beg to move amendment No. 569, in clause 144, page 67, line 16, at end insert '(subject to subsection (3A) and sections 145(5A) and 146(4A))'.
Amendments made: No. 575, in clause 145, page 67, line 35, leave out from 'refer' to end of line 37 and insert 'to an appeal tribunal constituted under Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Social...
Amendments made: No. 580, in clause 146, page 68, line 24, leave out from 'above' to 'apply' and insert 'to an appeal against a decision of an appeal tribunal under subsection (3) of section...
I beg to move amendment No. 627, in clause 147, page 69, line 13, leave out subsection (2). This is a probing amendment, and I shall be extremely brief. The system of recovery of NHS charges...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
[Mr. Peter Atkinson in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment No. 635, in clause 157 page 74 line 21 leave out 'to the extent that it considers it reasonable to do so'.
I beg to move amendment No. 630, in clause 158, page 75, line 5, at end insert 'provided that these functions should include school screening as well as oral health promotion and local oral...
I beg to move amendment No. 616, in clause 159, page 76, line 25, leave out from 'professional' to 'services' in line 26 and insert 'who is engaged in the provision of'.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment No. 621, in clause 161, page 80, line 9, at end insert— '( ) circumstances in which a person included in a list may not withdraw from it;'.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That clause 164 stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That clause 165 stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That this schedule be the Tenth schedule to the Bill.
'(1) Section 28D of the 1977 Act (persons with whom agreements under section 28C of that Act may be made) is amended as follows. (2) In subsection (1), for paragraph (c) substitute— ''(c)...
Health Services and Public Health Act 1968 (c.46) 1 The Health Services and Public Health Act 1968 has effect subject to the following amendments. 2 (1) Section 59 is amended as follows. ...
Amendments made: No. 453, in schedule 12, page 132, line 21, column 2, leave out 'The whole Act' and insert— 'In section 1— in subsection (1), the words from ''to each'', where...
[Mr. Win Griffiths in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment No. 602, in schedule 12, page 135, line 26, at end add— Abolition of the Public Health Laboratory Service Board Reference Extent of repeal or revocation ...
I beg to move amendment No. 334, in clause 177, page 90, line 27, leave out 'to 48 and'.
I beg to move amendment No. 632, in clause 178, page 91, line 21, leave out 'in relation to Part 3'.
Amendment made: No. 633, in clause 179, page 91, line 33, leave out 'in relation to Part 3'.—[Mr. Hutton.] Clause 179, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.
Amendment made: No. 625, in clause 180, page 91, line 39, at end insert '(subject to any express limitation contained in this Act)'.—[Mr. Hutton.]
'In section 27 of the Government of Wales Act 1998 (reform of Welsh health authorities), in subsection (7), for '(5)(b)' substitute '(7)(b)'.—[Mr. Hutton.] Brought up, read the First and...
'(1) The Public Health Laboratory Service Board is abolished. (2) Schedule [Amendments consequential on abolition of the Public Health Laboratory Service Board] has effect. (3) On the day...
Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (c.13) 1 In paragraph 8(1) of Schedule 3 to the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (matters not subject to examination) the words ''or by the Public Health...
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