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Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill

moved Amendment No. 238AB: 238AB: Clause 227, page 158, line 41, leave out ““person preparing it”” and insert ““members of the local involvement network”” The noble Baroness said: This is another probing amendment. As regards the LINk’s annual report, we have replaced the Bill’s reference to the phrase ““person preparing it””, and replaced it with ““members of the local involvement network””. We would argue that the LINk, corporately, has the duty to prepare an annual report. We would like to hear what the Minister has to say about this. We are probing whether the Government would be content for a person such as a parent to take such responsibility. Surely the LINk should take responsibility. If the LINk is to mean anything, its members must have views about all this, and so should have a duty to prepare and produce an annual report. Essentially it belongs to them. I very much hope that the Minister can reassure me on this matter. I beg to move.