Clause 2 - Independent Regulator of NHS Foundation Trusts
Health and Social Care(Community Health and Standards) Bill
10:15 am
Mr Stephen Pound (Ealing North, Labour)
This is not a critical point, but conversation in the Viaduct public house on Sunday night turned to the Conservative party's grouped amendments. Several of my acquaintances pointed out that the term ''NHS Appointments Commission'', which the hon. Gentleman used, does not appear in primary legislation. A retired crossing sweeper pointed out that the term ''Special Health Authority'' is used in schedule 7(5)(1) of the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002. That engendered considerable debate in the Viaduct. As the first term is not recognised in primary legislation, would the hon. Gentleman care to substitute the second?