Health and Social Care Bill — Report (1st Day) (Continued)

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 9:00 pm on 8 February 2012.

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Photo of Earl Howe Earl Howe The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health 9:00, 8 February 2012

My Lords, we are at Report stage and I hope that the noble Lord will forgive me if I do not reply at length. The point I was seeking to make was not about representation on the board but involvement in the health and well-being board's wider deliberations. It is entirely open to a health and well-being board to invite a member of the Commissioning Board to be a permanent member, but I am not saying that we are prescribing that.