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HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Sixth sitting)I will not repeat my earlier comments about secondees and ICBs, because we will pick that up later. In our evidence sessions, the role of the healthcare safety investigation body…14 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Sixth sitting)Again, I will not detain the Committee for long: I just have a question for the Minister. The more we get into the Bill, the less permissive it appears to be. I have no doubt that…14 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Sixth sitting)Again, we will not oppose the clause, but I have a query about the powers under proposed new section 65Z4(4), particularly in the context of what the Secretary of State said at…14 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Sixth sitting)We will not be opposing this clause. Clearly, as the Minister has set out, it is necessary to enable the functioning of the health service. I have one question about the powers…14 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Fifth sitting)I am sure we are all excited to get this one passed—I am certainly not going to oppose it. However, I have a couple of questions of clarification.14 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Fifth sitting)These amendments to clause 3 deal with the mandate to NHS England. The mandate was part of the changes that were introduced to attempt to distance the role of Government and…14 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Fifth sitting)I beg to move amendment 19, in clause 3, page 2, line 12, leave out paragraph (e) and insert— “(e) after subsection (6) insert— ‘(6A) The Secretary of State may revise the mandate…14 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Fifth sitting)I am grateful for the Minister’s comments, not least the promotion he inadvertently gave me by referring to me as shadow Secretary of State. We should have a Division on that,…14 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Fifth sitting)I beg to move amendment 36, in clause 2, page 1, line 9, at end insert— “(1A) In subsection (1), leave out “it” and insert “the Secretary of State”.” This amendment, with…14 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Fifth sitting)I am grateful for the Minister’s response, although disappointed that he does not agree with my amendment; I fear that may be a regular experience over the next few weeks, but we…14 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Fifth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship today, Mrs Murray, and to serve on the Bill Committee. The amendment was moved in my name and that of my hon. Friends. The…14 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Sixth sitting)It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair this afternoon, Ms Elliott. We were left on a cliffhanger before lunch. I was about to ask the Minister some questions. He might have…14 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Sixth sitting)The Opposition will not oppose the clause, but I have one or two queries that we hope the Minister will be able to answer. Obviously, it is a broad power. I assume that the…14 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Sixth sitting)We have had an interesting debate, and I think we have seen the stark differences in approach. Certainly, Labour colleagues see the proposal as an obvious thing to do. As my hon.…14 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Sixth sitting)I would like to speak to amendment 33, which is grouped with amendment 30. I will try to address the real concerns that were so eloquently described by the British Medical…14 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Sixth sitting)In the light of the Minister’s concessions, we wait with interest to see what we can work together on to achieve the aim that appears to be shared across the Committee, so we will…14 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Sixth sitting)Amendment 31 is about the ICB having an elected chair. Amendment 50 relates to the Secretary of State’s approval to remove the chair from the ICB, amendment 51 relates to…14 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Sixth sitting)I beg to move amendment 31, in page 119, line 28, leave out from “for” to end of line 29 and insert “an initial chair to be appointed by NHS England, with the approval of the…14 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Sixth sitting)I thank the SNP spokesperson for her intervention. That is undoubtedly a risk. It is possible we end up with two or three areas out of that review. I hate to think it would get…14 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Sixth sitting)I beg to move amendment 38, in clause 13, page 11, line 10, at end insert— “ Accountability 14Z28A Reporting: duties on integrated care boards and the Secretary of State (1)…14 Sept 2021