Clause 1 - English Health Authorities: change of name

Part of NHS Reform and Health Care Professions Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 5:15 pm on 27 November 2001.

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Photo of Simon Burns Simon Burns Shadow Spokesperson (Health) 5:15, 27 November 2001

That was an interesting speech. The hon. Member for Leigh (Andy Burnham) gives the distinct impression that he supports the idea of consultation, but thinks that the trouble with the amendments moved by my hon. Friend the Member for North-East Hertfordshire is that their scope is too narrow in terms of who would be consulted. I assume that he has conceded the principle of the amendments but thinks that their scope should be widened. Carrying that to its logical conclusion, if we pressed them to a Division he would support us with the proviso that, if they were accepted, he would try to amend them on Report to widen their scope so that they were 100 per cent. consistent with his views.