NHS Commissioning Board

Valerie Vaz Excerpts
Tuesday 5th March 2013

(11 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Norman Lamb Portrait Norman Lamb
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This Government will ensure that there is no unfair competition, such as existed under the previous Government, whereby private providers got handed guaranteed income on a plate, irrespective of whether or not they did the work. I am clear that nothing in our legislation will prevent a real drive towards integrated care, to which the hon. Lady and I share a commitment.

Valerie Vaz Portrait Valerie Vaz (Walsall South) (Lab)
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Will the Minister say whether there was a mistake in the instructions given to parliamentary counsel in drafting these regulations? Will he also tell us which Minister signed them off?

Norman Lamb Portrait Norman Lamb
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This comes down to a question of the legal drafting and a legitimate concern that the regulations did not meet the policy objectives set out clearly in the Health and Social Care Act and during the course of the debates on it in Parliament. We simply want to ensure that that objective is faithfully met.