Committee (13th Day)
Health and Social Care Bill
3:15 pm
Baroness Williams of Crosby (Liberal Democrat)
My Lords, I am perfectly certain that the noble Baroness will contribute even more to this esoteric but very important discussion. With words of thanks to all those who have taken part, I now withdraw the amendment.
Amendment 297 withdrawn.
Clause 149 agreed.
Clause 150 agreed.
Clause 151 : Accounts: initial arrangements
Amendments 298 to 298A not moved.
Amendment 298B
Moved by Earl Howe
298B: Clause 151, page 151, line 6, at end insert-
"( ) In sub-paragraph (3) of that paragraph, in paragraph (b) for "any records" substitute "the records"."
Amendment 298B agreed.
Clause 151, as amended, agreed.
Clause 152 agreed.
Clause 153 : Annual report and forward plan
Amendment 298C
Moved by Earl Howe
298C: Clause 153, page 152, line 38, at end insert-
"( ) In paragraph 22(1) of Schedule 7, omit paragraph (e) (duty to make forward plan available to the public)."
Amendment 298C agreed.
Clause 153, as amended, agreed.
Clauses 154 and 155 agreed.
Clause 156 : Authorisation
Amendment 299 not moved.
Clause 156 agreed.
Clauses 157 to 160 agreed.
Clause 161 : Goods and services
Amendment 299ZA
Moved by Earl Howe
299ZA: Clause 161, page 159, line 12, at end insert-
"(2A) An NHS foundation trust does not fulfil its principal purpose unless, in each financial year, its total income from the provision of goods and services for the purposes of the health service in England is greater than its total income from the provision of goods and services for any other purposes."
Amendment 299ZA agreed.
Amendment 299A not moved.
Amendment 299AZA
Moved by Earl Howe
299AZA: Clause 161, page 159, line 16, at end insert-
"( ) After subsection (3) of that section insert-
"(3A) Each annual report prepared by the NHS foundation trust must give information on the impact that income received by the trust otherwise than from the provision of goods and services for the purposes of the health service in England has had on the provision by the trust of goods and services for those purposes.""
Amendment 299AZA agreed.
Clause 161, as amended, agreed.
Clause 162 : Private health care
Amendments 299AA to 299C not moved.
Clause 162 agreed.
Clauses 163 and 164 agreed.
Clause 165 : Mergers
Amendments 300 and 301 not moved.
Clause 165 agreed.
Clause 166 agreed.
Clause 167 : Separations
Amendments 302 and 303 not moved.
Clause 167 agreed.
Clauses 168 and 169 agreed.
Clause 170 : Repeal of de-authorisation provisions
Amendment 303ZZA
Moved by Earl Howe
303ZZA: Clause 170, page 163, line 34, leave out "(but not the following "or")"
Amendment 303ZZA agreed.
Clause 170, as amended, agreed.
Amendments 303ZA and 303ZB not moved.
Clause 171 : Trust special administrators
Amendments 303A to 304 not moved.
Clause 171 agreed.
Clause 172 : Objective of trust special administration
Amendments 304A and 304B not moved.
Clause 172 agreed.
Clause 173 : Procedure etc.
Amendment 304BA
Moved by Earl Howe
304BA: Clause 173, page 168, line 8, leave out "(7)(d)" and insert "(7)(c) and (d)"
Amendment 304BA agreed.
Clause 173, as amended, agreed.
Clause 174 agreed.
Clause 175 : Sections 171 to 174: supplementary
Amendments 304BB to 304BS
Moved by Earl Howe
304BB: Clause 175, page 173, line 5, leave out "65K" and insert "65KC"
304BC: Clause 175, page 173, line 7, at end insert-
"( ) a copy of any information published under section 65D,"
304BD: Clause 175, page 173, line 8, at end insert-
"( ) a copy of any statement provided under section 65F,"
304BE: Clause 175, page 173, line 9, after "65F," insert "65G,"
304BF: Clause 175, page 173, line 10, after "65KB" insert ", 65KC"
304BG: Clause 175, page 173, line 11, after "statement" insert "published or provided"
304BH: Clause 175, page 173, line 13, at end insert "or 65KC"
304BJ: Clause 175, page 173, line 18, leave out "65K(4)" and insert "65KC(3)"
304BK: Clause 175, page 173 , line 19, leave out paragraph (d) and insert-
"(d) for "65L(2), (4) or (5)" substitute "65L(2) or (7), 65LA(3)"."
304BL: Clause 175, page 173, line 34, leave out "65K" and insert "65KC"
304BM: Clause 175, page 173, line 36, at end insert-
"( ) a copy of any information published under section 65D,"
304BN: Clause 175, page 173, line 37, at end insert-
"( ) a copy of any statement provided under section 65F,"
304BP: Clause 175, page 173, line 38, after "65F," insert "65G,"
304BQ: Clause 175, page 173, line 39, after "65KB" insert ", 65KC"
304BR: Clause 175, page 173, line 40, after "statement" insert "published or provided"
304BS: Clause 175, page 173, line 42, at end insert "or 65KC"
Amendments 304BB to 304BS agreed.
Clause 175, as amended, agreed.
Clause 176 : Abolition of NHS trusts in England
Amendment 304C not moved.
Clause 176 agreed.
Schedule 14 : Abolition of NHS trusts in England: consequential amendments
Amendments 304CA to 304CJ
Moved by Earl Howe
304CA: Schedule 14, page 388, line 10, at end insert ", and
( ) in subsection (3), omit paragraph (a) (and the following "and")"
304CB: Schedule 14, page 388, line 13, after "trust" insert "established under section 25"
304CC: Schedule 14, page 388, line 14, after "trust" insert "established under section 25"
304CD: Schedule 14, page 391, line 18, leave out sub-paragraph (2)
304CE: Schedule 14, page 394, line 7, leave out paragraph 64
304CF: Schedule 14, page 394, line 11, leave out paragraphs 65 to 67
304CG: Schedule 14, page 397, line 18, at end insert ", and
( ) omit sub-paragraph (ii) of that paragraph (and the preceding "or")"
304CH: Schedule 14, page 398, line 21, after "body"" insert "-
(a) "
304CJ: Schedule 14, page 398, line 21, at end insert ", and
(b) in paragraph (c), for "that Act" substitute "the National Health Service Act 2006" (and omit the "or" preceding that paragraph)"
Amendments 304CA to 304CJ agreed.
Schedule 14, as amended, agreed.
Clause 177 agreed.
Clause 178 : Healthwatch England
Amendment 305 not moved.
Amendment 306
Moved by Lord Warner
306: Clause 178, page 175, line 17, leave out subsections (2) and (3) and insert-
"(2) Healthwatch England is to be appointed in accordance with regulations made by the Secretary of State."