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Health and Social Care Bill

My Lords, that was a helpful reply. I am grateful to the Minister for saying that transparency is key in this area. In a way, the amendment relates to our earlier debates on the ability of the CQC to assess how well or badly a PCT is commissioning services or meeting the health needs of an area. It would be helpful if the CQC were to encourage PCTs to maximise transparency on requests of this kind and in their general approach to considering requests for exceptional treatment. It is heartening to hear that this is not a subject that has been lost on the noble Lord, Lord Darzi, in his next-stage review. That leads me to look forward even more to reading the review when it is published. For now, I thank the Minister for her reply. I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.