A Bill to provide for the functions exercised by the Northern Ireland Department of Health to be exercised by the Secretary of State until the formation of a Northern Ireland Executive.
House of Lords
8 November 2019
This bill would temporarily transfer the powers and duties of the Northern Ireland Department of Health to the UK Secretary of State for Northern Ireland until a Northern Ireland Executive is formed. It is intended to ensure health and social care services in Northern Ireland continue to be run smoothly during a period without an Executive.
The bill is at the Second Reading stage in the House of Lords. If it passes the initial scrutiny, it will move on to committee stage and subsequent readings before moving to the Commons.
Generated 21 February 2026
First reading took place on 23 October. 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 2017-19 Parliament dissolved at the end of the 2019 Session and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
