Report (2nd Day)

Part of Health and Social Care Bill – in the House of Lords at 5:53 pm on 13 February 2012.

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Amendment 18

Moved by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

18: After Clause 7, insert the following new Clause-

"The Secretary of State's duty as to preventing bureaucracy

After section 1F of the National Health Service Act 2006 insert-

"1G Duty as to preventing bureaucracy

In exercising functions in relation to the health service, the Secretary of State must, so far as in consistent with the interests of the health service, act with a view to securing-

(a) that the NHS Commissioning Board shall exercise its functions in relation to the health service with a minimum level of management tiers, and

(b) that any other person exercising functions in relation to the health service must have regard to the need to curb bureaucracy.""