Clause 13 - Code of practice relating to health care associated infections
Health Bill
1:30 pm
Jane Kennedy (Minister of State, Department of Health; Liverpool, Wavertree, Labour)
Yes; the hon. Gentleman is right. The Healthcare Commission clearly does not have the right to inspect health care provided overseas. However, the commissioner has a responsibility to ensure that the contract provides precisely the care that is required, including care that meets the standards that we are discussing in the context of the code.
I accept that it is a probing amendment. I hope that I have been able to give the hon. Gentleman the reassurances that he rightly sought. If the amendment is not withdrawn, I hope that the Committee will resist it.