Clause 34 - NHS contracts and financial provisions
Health and Social Care Bill
2:45 pm
Mr John Denham (Minister of State, Department of Health; Southampton, Itchen, Labour)
That is an issue in relation to clause 33, which we discussed briefly, rather than clause 34. The reality is that we cannot disapply clause 34. The Secretary of State must have the power to terminate a pilot in circumstances, which I am sure will be rare, in which a scheme proves to be totally unsatisfactory. The various parties will need to consider the consequences of that before deciding to enter into the scheme.
Question put and agreed to.
Clause 34 ordered to stand part of the Bill.
Clause 35 ordered to stand part of the Bill.