Debate on bill on Monday, 6 November 2006, in the House of Commons.

NHS Redress Bill (HL)

NHS Redress Bill (HL). Programme motion (No 2) for proceedings on Lords message. Agreed to on question (formal). Consideration of Lords message. Motion that Lords amendment 4a be disagreed to and Commons amendments 5 and 16 insisted upon and amendment proposed in lieu, agreed to on division (285 to 187).

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 451 c577-97
Session: 2005-06
Department: Department of Health
Legislative stage: Lords amendments
Procedure: Programme motions
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Related items: NHS Redress Bill (HL). Lords amendment and disagreements.
Wednesday, 25 October 2006
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Proceeding contributions: Andy Burnham | 451 c578 (Link to this contribution) I beg to move, That this House disagrees with the Lords in the said amendment, insists on Commons am...; Keith Vaz | 451 c578 (Link to this contribution) May I take my hon. Friend back to a point that was put to my right hon. Friend the Member for Liverp...; Graham Stuart | 451 c582 (Link to this contribution) In Committee, the Minister said that the process would be quick if it was carried out by someone inv...; Andy Burnham | 451 c581-2 (Link to this contribution) As I explained, we amended the Bill to improve openness, transparency and accountability for the pat...; Graham Stuart | 451 c581 (Link to this contribution) We are puzzled by the Government’s refusal to engage with the proposal to introduce more independenc...; Andy Burnham | 451 c581 (Link to this contribution) I agree that the Opposition have called for independence throughout the passage of the Bill, and var...; John Baron | 451 c581 (Link to this contribution) The Minister is slightly disingenuous, as I tabled probing amendments. The principle remains the sam...; Andy Burnham | 451 c580-1 (Link to this contribution) I will deal with that point later, but I tell the hon. Gentleman that we have built into the Bill el...; John Baron | 451 c580 (Link to this contribution) Will the Minister confirm that the responsible person that he describes may be of senior rank, but w...; Andy Burnham | 451 c579-80 (Link to this contribution) The Bill deals with complaints of negligence where there is a liability in tort and when—as we hope—...; Keith Vaz | 451 c579 (Link to this contribution) I am most grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way a second time. Will the Government be issuing fr...; Andy Burnham | 451 c578-9 (Link to this contribution) I quite agree. It may be helpful to explain again the point that my right hon. Friend raises. In par...; Andy Burnham | 451 c582 (Link to this contribution) I appreciate that the hon. Gentleman and the Conservative party feel that the scheme should be indep...; John Baron | 451 c582 (Link to this contribution) All we are suggesting is that the person who oversees the investigation should be independent of the...; Andy Burnham | 451 c583 (Link to this contribution) Let me remind the hon. Gentleman again that there was a very significant majority in this House when...; Graham Stuart | 451 c583 (Link to this contribution) That does not make it right.; Andy Burnham | 451 c583 (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman says that that does not make it right, but that is what matters in our parliament...; John Baron | 451 c583 (Link to this contribution) Let me put my point to the Minister in another way. This Bill is a wasted opportunity, as is suggest...; Andy Burnham | 451 c583-4 (Link to this contribution) I believe that the amendments that we have made to the Bill give precisely that. Because patients wi...; Graham Stuart | 451 c584 (Link to this contribution) I am extremely grateful to the Minister for giving way; he is being very generous. How do he and the...; Andy Burnham | 451 c584-5 (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman makes a very reasonable point. We are clear that we want the establishment of thi...; Graham Stuart | 451 c585 (Link to this contribution) The Minister said that one of the outcomes that he seeks is a reduction in the pay-outs made by trus...; John Baron | 451 c587-9 (Link to this contribution) The Minister is going back on himself in one respect, because the whole point of the scheme is that ...; Andy Burnham | 451 c585-6 (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman is right. My predecessor acknowledged that this scheme may, by facilitating acces...; Andy Burnham | 451 c589 (Link to this contribution) Yes, I can. It will be the trust’s responsibility to carry out the investigation locally.; John Baron | 451 c589 (Link to this contribution) In the light of the Government amendment in lieu, will the Minister explain why he will not allow th...; Andy Burnham | 451 c589 (Link to this contribution) I am happy to do so. I do indeed stand by what I said in Committee, but I think that the hon. Gentle...; John Baron | 451 c589 (Link to this contribution) I thank the Minister for that clarification. For the record, I am not suggesting a rigid structure—f...; Andy Burnham | 451 c589-90 (Link to this contribution) It is because we have in mind a unified, coherent scheme wherein trusts work closely with the scheme...; John Baron | 451 c590 (Link to this contribution) I suggest to the Minister that his remarks are somewhat contradictory. He has made it clear at the D...; John Baron | 451 c590 (Link to this contribution) I take it from that response—if I am wrong, I invite the Minister to correct me—that the report woul...; Andy Burnham | 451 c590 (Link to this contribution) I clarify again that the report would be the product of the local investigation carried out by the t...; John Baron | 451 c590-1 (Link to this contribution) I am happy to agree with the Minister. I do not think we have ever disagreed on that point. The trus...; Sion Simon | 451 c591 (Link to this contribution) I declare an interest as a trustee of AvMA. In the hon. Gentleman’s view, do non-specialists with no...; Andy Burnham | 451 c590 (Link to this contribution) The intention is to make the report available to the patient at the point of an offer being made. I ...; John Baron | 451 c591-2 (Link to this contribution) I can understand why the hon. Gentleman asks that question as a trustee of AvMA. However, whenever w...; Sandra Gidley | 451 c592-3 (Link to this contribution) I support the comments made by the hon. Member for Billericay (Mr. Baron), who has gone into the iss...; Andy Burnham | 451 c587 (Link to this contribution) I am listening carefully to the hon. Gentleman’s argument. Given that this is a first stage complain...; John Baron | 451 c586-7 (Link to this contribution) As the House well knows, the NHS Redress Bill returns, having been amended in the House of Lords. Th...
Subjects: Complaints Disclosure of information Accountability Inquiries Liability Legal costs NHS Patients NHS trusts Ombudsman Negligence Torts
Legislation: NHS Redress Bill (HL) 2005-06
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NHS Redress Bill (HL)

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