Schedule 8 - Minor and consequential amendments
NHS Reform and Health Care Professions Bill
2:30 am
Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford, Conservative)
I thank the Minister for his explanation of the amendments, particularly amendment No. 258. As he rightly said, my hon. Friend the Member for North-East Hertfordshire particularly wanted the Minister to explain the amendment.
So that there is no misunderstanding on the Opposition Benches, I want to paraphrase my understanding of what the Minister said to ensure that I am clear about the purpose of the amendment. Is it fair to say that the amendment will ensure that strategic health authorities are in the same position as health authorities at the moment, so that when they are created they will have the same sort of role as health authorities in this area?