Clause 2 - Primary care trusts
NHS Reform and Health Care
9:30 am
Mr John Hutton (Minister of State, Department of Health; Barrow and Furness, Labour)
We had an unexpectedly long debate on clause 2 on 27 November. As the hon. Member for West Chelmsford (Mr. Burns) said, the clause is an important part of the Bill. At times, the debate became acrimonious, which is regrettable. I am not sure why the hon. Member for North-East Hertfordshire (Mr. Heald) lost his usual equilibrium, but I hope that he recovered during the interregnum.