Proceeding contribution from Andrew George (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 7 September 2011. It occurred during Debate on bill on Health and Social Care (Re-committed) Bill.

[2nd Allocated Day]

I merely wish to seek clarity from my hon. Friend on some of the briefings that his Department has been putting out about the duty to provide, to which he has referred already. Those briefings indicate that there was somehow no provision in the National Health Service Act 1946 for a duty on the Secretary of State to provide. I wanted my hon. Friend to acknowledge that section 1(1) states"““and for that purpose to provide or secure the effective provision of services in accordance with the following provisions of this Act.””" Equally, the National Health Service Act 1977 contains the same reference to the"““purpose to provide or secure””." The requirement to provide or secure is repeated throughout all the Health Acts.

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 532 c401
Session: 2010-12
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Subjects: Complaints Disclosure of information Abortion Advisory services Counselling Health Health services Fees and charges Health professions General practitioners Local government Private sector NHS Ministerial responsibility Procurement Primary care trusts Training Social services Vocational education Care Quality Commission Cord blood Marie Stopes International British Pregnancy Advisory Service NHS Commissioning Board
Legislation: Health and Social Care Bill 2010-12
Link: View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk

[2nd Allocated Day]

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