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Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill

moved Amendment No. 247ZA: 247ZA: Clause 242, page 170, line 32, leave out ““supplementing or”” The noble Baroness said: This may be the last amendment that has not been debated. I am sorry that I cannot end the Committee stage with more of a bang. However, Amendment No. 247ZA again challenges the term ““supplementing”” in relation to the powers of the Secretary of State to amend and repeal certain enactments for the purposes of, as Clause 242(3) says, "““supplementing or giving full effect to this Act””." ““Supplementing”” has to mean something different from ““consequential on”” because that is provided for in the next paragraph. As I understand it, ““supplementing”” is rather wider than putting into effect the provisions on the face of the Bill. I hope that the Minister can help me. I beg to move.