Clause 50
Health and Social Care Bill
3:00 pm
Stephen O'Brien (Shadow Minister, Health; Eddisbury, Conservative)
I hope that the Committee feels duly excited by the fact that we have turned a page on the selection list.
The amendments would place the studies into efficiency and economy within the remit of Monitor instead of the commission. Amendment No. 38 is consequent on clause 51 requiring the studies to be published. I do not need to reiterate last week’s debate on clause 2 and amendment No. 6, or the one that we had earlier today on clause 42 and amendments Nos. 30 and 31. I hope that the Minister feels more favourable towards the tremendous work that Monitor will be able to offer, given that these points have come up consistently during the course of our consideration of the Bill. Furthermore, I hope that he recognises the distinction in its expertise in and attitude towards economic regulation, as well as the other aspects of regulation that we have looked at.