Health and Care Bill - Report (1st Day) – in the House of Lords at 6:00 pm on 1 March 2022.
Lord Kamall:
Moved by Lord Kamall
5: Clause 5, page 3, line 15, leave out “The reference in subsection (1)” and insert “In subsection (1)—(a) the reference”Member’s explanatory statementThis Amendment is consequential on another amendment which provides that references in new section 13NA of the NHS Act 2006 to effects of a decision in relation to certain matters include its effects in relation to inequalities with respect to those matters.
6: Clause 5, page 3, line 18, at end insert—“(b) the reference to effects of a decision in relation to the health and well-being of the people of England includes a reference to its effects in relation to inequalities between the people of England with respect to their health and well-being;(c) the reference to effects of a decision in relation to the quality of services provided to individuals includes a reference to its effects in relation to inequalities between individuals with respect to the benefits that they can obtain from those services.”Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment provides that references in new section 13NA of the NHS Act 2006 to effects of a decision in relation to certain matters include its effects in relation to inequalities with respect to those matters.
Amendments 5 and 6 agreed.
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