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HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I agree with my noble friend Lord Hunt and those speakers who expressed their concern about the open-endedness of what is in the Bill at the moment and the lack of…26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, my noble friend Lord Hunt and the noble Baroness, Lady Walmsley, started what I hoped was going to be a discussion about ICPs. My first question is this: who was…26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillI certainly cannot help my noble friend, but I live in hope that the Minister can. It smacks of a fix. The Minister might not be prepared to say on the Floor of the House what…26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillIs that the fix: that councillors are not allowed to sit on the ICBs, where the money is spent, but they are allowed to sit on the ICPs? That is not acceptable to me.26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, we on these Benches said everything we needed to say on this matter in support of the noble Lord, Lord Mawson, when we had the substantial debate. I do not know when it…26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillI thank my noble friend for tabling these amendments; I have added my name to both of them. They are about transparency and legitimacy, raising very important questions which the…26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillHas the Minister actually seen the model constitution that will be imposed by NHS England, and does it do what he is suggesting it does? Maybe the rest of us could see it, too.26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillIs it not then unsatisfactory that we should complete the passage of the Bill without having sight of the constitution, so that we can be assured that the assurances that the…26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I am nearly convinced that I should have put my name to the opposition to Clause 39 standing part of the Bill. We have had a very informed and interesting debate which…26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillI think the Minister is probably getting the message by now. I shall speak to my Clause 40 stand part debate and the amendment in the name of my noble friend Lady Merron. Somebody…26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillIs the Minister saying that the Government and his department do not trust NHS England to fulfil this function any longer?26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillDoes the Minister think that will save time?26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, it is very gratifying that so many noble Lords have decided to come in to take part in a debate about NHS finances tonight; I am very grateful for that. I shall speak…26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I would much prefer that the noble Baroness, Lady Cumberlege, should open on this group. I will speak to the question of whether Clause 40 should stand part when that…26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, before we formally move into Committee on the Health and Care Bill, I will raise a matter of general importance about the parliamentary process upon which we are…24 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, this group is in two parts. The first part consists of the amendments tabled by my noble friend Lord Hunt. I need to declare an interest as a patron and the founding…24 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillWill the consultation on outsourcing be published?24 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillI am very sorry—I know it is late—but, frankly, these are not rules that will serve the locality. At the moment it looks as if these rules will be set by the Secretary of State…24 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillI am sure that the noble Lord knows that there is actually no parliamentary scrutiny with the negative procedure—none.24 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillI hesitate to take the words of the noble Baroness, Lady Hollins, away from her, but she is talking about putting a duty for this integration in the Bill. That is the way forward.…20 Jan 2022