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NHS Redress Bill [Lords]

I thought that was the point that the right hon. Gentleman was making. My answer is that the Bill does not apply to hospitals in Scotland. It will be for the Scottish Parliament to decide whether it wishes to introduce an equivalent scheme. The NHS in Scotland is a devolved responsibility; I believe that to be the case. If I am wrong, I will no doubt shortly be corrected. It follows from the logic of the scheme that it applies to the hospital organisations that are members of it—in other words, NHS trusts, foundation trusts and independent providers to the NHS in England.