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
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This bill would temporarily transfer the powers of the Northern Ireland Department of Health to the UK Government’s Secretary of State for Northern Ireland until a Northern Ireland Executive is formed. It covers the functions currently exercised by the NI Department of Health, and aims to keep health services running during the time there is no functioning NI government.
The bill is at the 2nd reading stage in the House of Lords. After this, it would need further Lords scrutiny and then passage to the Commons.
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23 Oct 2019
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.
