Clause 29
Health and Social Care Bill
10:15 am
Stephen O'Brien (Shadow Minister, Health; Eddisbury, Conservative)
This is an area in which it is possible to gain a better understanding of the thrust of what Anna Walker at the Healthcare Commission was seeking to achieve, not least in the light of informal discussions that the Minister may have with her. I ask that if those informal discussions result in any proposals, the Minister discuss them with us first, before consideration on Report, so that we can see whether we can find a common view. The sanctions, coupled with the enforcement powers, will be vital to ensuring that we can provide the teeth that we all wish to see bear down on bad practice, and to encouraging best practice. With that proviso, I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment.