Health and Social Care Bill

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 9:30 pm on 15 March 2001.

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Photo of Earl Howe Earl Howe Conservative 9:30, 15 March 2001

moved Amendment No. 17:

Page 3, line 4, leave out from first "objectives" to end of line 9 and insert "set by the Authority as objectives to be met in performing their functions and approved by the Secretary of State, or

(b) they met the performance criteria set by the Authority and approved by the Secretary of State as criteria relevant to the satisfactory performance of their functions (judged by the method of measuring their performance against those criteria set by the Authority and approved by the Secretary of State), and the Secretary of State shall publish details of such objectives, performance criteria and method of measuring performance within 28 days of approving the same."