A Bill to re-establish the Secretary of State’s legal duty to provide national health services in England; to amend the provisions of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 relating to Monitor; to repeal the regulations made under section 75 of that Act; to make other amendments to the provisions in that Act relating to competition and provision of private health services; and for connected purposes.
The bill would require the government to provide NHS services in England by law again. It also changes how the Health and Social Care Act 2012 handles the NHS regulator and competition rules, including repealing some regulations and adjusting rules on private health provision.
The bill is at the Committee stage in the Commons, where MPs scrutinise clauses in detail and can table amendments.
Generated 21 February 2026
This Bill was committed to a Public Bill Committee for line by line scrutiny. The Public Bill Committee met on 4, 10 and 24 February and 3 March 2015. At the meeting on 3 March the Committee agreed not to proceed further with consideration of the Bill.
The Public Bill Committee made a Special Report to the House that “Having regard to the position of the business of the House which makes it impossible that the later stages of the Bill be proceeded with this Session, the Committee has resolved not to proceed with the National Health Service (Amended Duties and Powers) Bill”.
The Bill is a Private Members' Bill and had its second reading debate on 21 November 2014. This Bill was presented to Parliament on 2 July 2014 through the Ballot Procedure.
The 2014-15 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
