Schedule 9 - Repeals
NHS Reform and Health Care Professions Bill
2:30 am
Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford, Conservative)
I thank the Minister for that somewhat unusual explanation of his amendments. He is probably right in saying that this may be a first, in that amendment No. 264 amends the Bill before it has even reached the statute book, but why do we need to do that? Why could we not table the relevant amendment to schedule 2 on Report or in another place, thereby avoiding this unusual procedure?