Proceeding contribution from Lord Harris of Haringey (Labour) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 8 February 2012. It occurred during Debate on bill on Health and Social Care Bill.
Health and Social Care Bill
My Lords, the noble Earl seems to be saying that you cannot trust your own Secretary of State not to micromanage unless they are effectively forbidden from doing so. We have all talked of the Secretary of State’s accountability to Parliament. Surely the principle is that an accountable Secretary of State will be under enormous pressure from Parliament not to micromanage. If it is such a central issue of policy, Secretaries of State should simply be told not to do it, rather than requiring an Act of Parliament.
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- 2010-12
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- Accountability Equality Health services Finance Education Expenditure Health professions Higher education NHS Patients Ministerial responsibility Management Mental health services National Institute for Health and Care Excellence Standards Universities Training Reform Research Social services Prostate cancer Postgraduate education NHS Commissioning Board National Institute for Health and Care Research Health Education England
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- Health and Social Care Bill 2010-12
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