A Bill to re-establish the Secretary of State's legal duty as to the National Health Service in England, Quangos and related bodies
House of Lords
17 May 2013
This Bill would restore the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care’s legal duty to secure the National Health Service in England and to oversee related public bodies (often called quangos). It aims to make the government’s responsibility for providing and safeguarding NHS services explicit again, and to set duties on those bodies to support the NHS’s aims.
The Bill is currently at the second reading in the House of Lords. If it passes this stage, it would move to the committee stage and subsequent readings.
Generated 21 February 2026
First reading took place on 16 May. This stage is a formality that signals the start of the Bill's journey through the Lords.
Second reading - the general debate on all aspects of the Bill - is yet to be scheduled.
The 2013-14 session of parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
