Parliamentary Outreach Passage of Bill Health and Social Care Bill

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Public Bill Committee Chairs: Mr Jim Hood, Mr Mike Hancock Debbie Abrahams, (Oldham East and Saddleworth) (Lab) Kevin Barron (Rother Valley) (Lab) Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland) (Lab) Brine, Steve (Winchester) (Con) Simon Burns (Minister of State, Dep of Health) Paul Burstow (Minister of State, Dept of Health) Dan Byles (North Warwickshire) (Con) Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire) (Con) Nick de Bois (Enfield North) (Con) Margot James (Stourbridge) (Con) Liz Kendall (Leicester West) (Lab) Lefroy, Jeremy (Stafford) (Con) Nicky Morgan (Loughborough) (Con) Grahame M Morris (Easington) (Lab) Dr Daniel Poulter (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich) (Con) John Pugh (Southport) (LD) Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP) Owen Smith (Pontypridd) (Lab) Anna Soubry (Broxtowe) (Con) Julian Sturdy (York Outer) (Con) Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury) (Lab) Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East) (Lab) DerekTwigg (Halton) (Lab) Phil Wilson (Sedgefield) (Lab)

Link to the web pages where you can follow the proceedings of the Public Bill Committee: 8/pm/110308s01.htm

By scrolling down to the end of the discussion see the result of the vote on the proposed amendment. /pm/110308s01.htm

You can make written submissions to a bill. This shows a list of organisations and people who have made submissions which are being considered as part of the Committee Proceedings on 3 rd March /am/110303s01.htm

Making a Written Submission Focus on issues that are in the Bill where you have knowledge and expertise and have factual information you want the Committee to be aware of. Information must not have been published elsewhere but can include reference to it. Can include information about your organisation Submit in an electronic format with numbered paragraphs but not page numbers. No more than 3000 words. No coloured graphs, complex diagrams, or pictures unless essential. Can include annexes which can include statistics or further information, again numbered. Submit by to – make it clear which Bill it refers If sent to the government department, instead of Public Bill Committee will not be regarded as evidence.

Health & Social Care Bill Dept of Health will transfer control of NHS commissioning to – National Commissioning Board – GP Consortia Primary Care Trusts and Strategic Health Authorities to be abolished Public Health to sit within Local Authorities Regulation of quality of health and care will be with Care Quality Commission (CQC) Economic regulation of GP Consortia and the setting of health care tarriffs will be with Monitor LINks will become HealthWatch with increased roles including advocacy Dept of Health will become Dept of Public Health Secretary of State will retain certain powers centrally

Health and Social Care Bill A Briefing of the Health and Social Care Bill prepared for the second reading of the Bill can be downloaded from: mons/lib/research/rp2011/RP pdf