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Proceeding contribution from Earl Howe (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 13 March 2012. It occurred during Debate on bill on Health and Social Care Bill.

Health and Social Care Bill

My noble friend expresses the position exactly. In answer to the noble Lord, Lord Wills, if a court in the future were to arrive at a judgment that all of us here would consider adverse, of course the Government would intervene. However, in our view, it is now highly unwise at this point to try to frame an amendment to put these matters beyond doubt in the way that the noble Baroness seeks to do because any attempt to do so is almost certain to lead to ambiguity and doubt about the applicability of the Act in other areas. That is the point. Of course I can pick holes in the drafting of this amendment, but that is not the central issue. The issue is the wider one to which I alluded earlier.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
736 c240 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Children Codes of practice Care homes Competition Ancillary staff Health Health services Finance Human rights Drugs Health professions Home care services General Social Care Council Local government Medical treatments Patients Protection Property transfer Pharmacy Older people Mergers Nurses Staff Mental health services Negligence National Institute for Health and Care Excellence Registration Standards Vulnerable adults Training Regulation Safety Reform Social services Social workers Risk assessment Health and Social Care Information Centre Health Professions Council Monitor Physiology National Patient Safety Agency Clinical commissioning groups Health and Care Professions Council Healthcare assistants
Legislation
Health and Social Care Bill 2010-12
Link
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