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Proceeding contribution from Lord Warner (Labour) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 22 November 2011. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Health and Social Care Bill.

Health and Social Care Bill

My Lords, I found the arguments used by the noble Earl on this particular amendment in this debate utterly unconvincing. We have a very serious risk, in the process he described, of a level of overload on the board which is unrealistic in relation to the resources available. I can just imagine the kind of negotiations that will take place between Richmond House and the board, wherever it is, up in Leeds, to try to ensure that the Secretary of State is not embarrassed. We need something along the lines of Amendment 98. The noble Earl has not been willing to take this away and consider it, and so I wish to test the opinion of the House. Division on Amendment 98 Contents 198; Not-Contents 236. Amendment 98 disagreed. Moved by

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
732 c964 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Complaints Assets Costs Health Health services Land NHS Patients Ministerial powers Procurement Parliamentary scrutiny Standards Reform Monitor Care Quality Commission Local involvement networks NHS Commissioning Board Healthwatch England Clinical commissioning groups
Legislation
Health and Social Care Bill 2010-12
Link
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