A Bill to re-establish the Secretary of State’s legal duty as to the National Health Service in England and to make provision about the other duties of the Secretary of State in that regard; to make provision about the administration and accountability of the National Health Service in England; to repeal section 1 of the National Health Service (Private Finance) Act 1997 and sections 38 and 39 of the Immigration Act 2014; to make provision about the application of international law in relation to health services in the United Kingdom; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
30 March 2015
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This bill would reassert the Secretary of State's legal duty to provide and oversee the NHS in England, and set out the administration and accountability of the NHS. It would repeal specified provisions from older laws and clarify how international law relates to health services in the UK, alongside other connected provisions. In short, it aims to strengthen the statutory role of the government in NHS matters in England.
The bill is currently at the Second Reading in the House of Commons. It originated in the Commons and had its First Reading on 11 March 2015.
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11 Mar 2015
This Bill was presented to Parliament on 11 March 2015. This is known as the first reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage.
The 2014-15 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
