Health Service Medical Supplies (Costs) Bill — House of Commons, 2016-12-06
Topic: Health
Justin Piers Richard Madders (Labour, Centre-left): I beg to ask leave to withdraw the motion Clause, by leave, withdrawn. Clause 6 Provision of information to Secretary of State and disclosure Amendments made: 1, page 4, line 12, leave out from "products," to end of line 13 This amendment is linked to amendments 2 to 5. It is directly consequential on amendment 4. Amendment 2, page 4, line 17, at end insert— "(subject to subsection (6A))." This amendment is linked to amendments 1 and 3 to 5. It flags that the provision made by section 264A(2)(a) and (b) of the National Health Service Act 2006 is subject to the provision made by amendment 3. Amendment 3, page 5, line 47, at end insert— "(6A) Regulations under this section may not do any of the following— (a) require any person who provides primary medical services under Part 4 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006, or any person who provides pharmaceutical services under Part 7 of that Act, to record, keep or provide information relating to any Welsh health service products which are supplied by the person in providing the services in question; (b) require any person who provides primary medical services under section 2C(1) of the 1978 Act, or any person who provides pharmaceutical care services under section 2CA(1) of that Act, to record, keep or provide information relating to any Scottish health service products which are supplied by the person in providing the services in question; (c) require any person who provides primary medical services or pharmaceutical services under Part 2 or 6 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 (S.I. 1972/1265 (N.I. 14)) to record, keep or provide information relating to Northern Ireland health service products which are supplied by the person in providing the services in question." This amendment is linked to amendments 1, 2, 4 and 5. It ensures that regulations under section 264A of the National Health Service Act 2006 may not require the persons specified to record, keep or provide the information specified. Amendment 4, page 6, leave out lines 3 to 15 This amendment is linked to amendments 1 to 3 and 5. It is consequential on the new provision made by amendment 3. Amendment 5, page 6, line 36, leave out "(8)(d)" and insert "(6A)(b)" This amendment is linked to amendments 1 to 4. It is a consequential amendment. Amendment 6, page 7, line 8, leave out "(h)" and insert "(i)".—(Mr Dunne.) This amendment makes a change which is consequential on the amendments made in Committee. The effect is to allow the Secretary of State to disclose information to a person who provides services to the Regional Business Services Organisation in Northern Ireland. Clause 7 Provision of information to Welsh Ministers and disclosure Amendment made: 7, page 9, line 38, at end insert— "(and for this purpose ‘equipment’ includes any machinery, apparatus or appliance, whether fixed or not, and any vehicle)."— (Mr Dunne.) This amendment provides a definition of "equipment" for the purposes of the definition of "medical supplies" in section 201A(8) of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006. Third Reading