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
This Bill would re-establish the Secretary of State's legal duty to maintain the NHS in England and set out how the NHS should be run and held to account. It also repeals certain old provisions and clarifies how international law applies to health services. It is currently at the second reading in the House of Commons.
The bill is at the second reading stage in the House of Commons. If it progresses, it will move to committee stage for detailed scrutiny, followed by report and third readings before moving to the Lords.
Generated 21 February 2026
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.
